Nitrogenous-ring acylguanidine derivative

ABSTRACT

[Object] An excellent agent for preventing or treating dementia, schizophrenia, and the like, based on serotonin 5-HT 5A  receptor modulating action, is provided. 
     [Means for Solution] It was confirmed that acylguanidine derivatives (the following formula I; any one of Z 1 , Z 2 , Z 3 , Z 4  and Z 5  is nitrogen atom, and the others are carbon atoms) which have the characteristic structure in which the guanidine is bonded to one ring of the quinoline or isoquinoline via a carbonyl group, and a cyclic group is bonded to the other ring, exhibit potent 5-HT 5A  receptor modulating actions and excellent pharmacological actions based on the 5-HT 5A  receptor modulating action, and thus can be excellent agents for preventing or treating dementia, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Thus, the present invention has been completed.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to pharmaceuticals, particularly tonitrogenous-ring acylguanidine derivatives with 5-HT_(5A) receptormodulating action, useful as an agent for treating or preventingdementia, schizophrenia, and the like.

BACKGROUND ART

In recent years, it has been suggested that the 5-HT_(5A) receptor whichis one of the subtypes of serotonin receptors plays an important role indementia and schizophrenia. For example, it has been reported that newexploratory behaviors are increased in the 5-HT_(5A) receptor knock-outmice, and hyperactivity by LSD is inhibited in the 5-HT_(5A) receptorknock-out mice (Neuron 22, 581-591, 1999). From the results of geneexpression analysis, it has been reported that the 5-HT_(5A) receptor ishighly expressed in human and rodent brain, and in brain, it is highlyexpressed in hippocampal CA1 and CA3 pyramidal cells which are relatedto memory, and frontal lobe (cerebral cortex) which is deeply related toschizophrenia (Molecular Brain Research 56, 1-8, 1998). Furthermore, ithas been reported that gene polymorphism of the 5-HT_(5A) receptorrelates to schizophrenia (Neuroreport 11, 2017-2020, 2000; Mol.Psychiatr. 6, 217-219, 2001; and J. Psychiatr. Res. 38, 371-376, 2004).Accordingly, it is suggested that regulation of 5-HT_(5A) receptoraction leads to the improvement of dementia and schizophrenia andcompounds with such function are needed.

Hitherto, several kinds of compounds having affinity for a 5-HT_(5A)receptor have been reported.

For example, it is described that bicyclic acylguanidine derivativesrepresented by the following general formula bind to the 5-HT_(5A)receptor, and are thus used for treating dementia, schizophrenia, andthe like (Patent Document 1).

(A represents phenyl or the like, R¹, R², and R³ each represent H, loweralkyl, halogen, or the like, R⁷ and R⁸ each represent H, lower alkyl, orthe like, X represents O, S, or CR^(9a)R^(9b), R^(9a) and R^(9b) eachrepresent H or the like, the dotted line represents a bond or absence, mrepresents 0, 1, or 2, L¹ and L² each represent a bond or the like, andR⁴, R⁵, and R⁶ each represent H or the like. For details, refer to thepublication.)

In the publication, there is no disclosure on those in which thebicyclic ring group has a N atom containing ring.

In addition, it is reported that compounds having a tricyclicacylguanidine structure (Patent Document 2) and compounds having astructure in which the ring is directly bonded to the guanidine (PatentDocument 3) each bind to the 5-HT_(5A) receptor, and are used fortreating dementia, schizophrenia, and the like.

Furthermore, it is described that quinoline derivatives represented bythe following general formula bind to a 5-HT_(5A) receptor, and are usedfor treating dementia, schizophrenia, and the like (Patent Document 4).

(R¹ represents —C(O)NR^(c)CH₂—Ar¹ or the like, R² represents —Ar²,—CHR^(d)—Ar², —CH₂CH₂O—Ar², or the like, R³ represents phenyl orpyridinyl, which may be substituted, Ar¹ and Ar² each represent aryl orheteroaryl, which may be substituted, and R^(c) and R^(d) each representa hydrogen atom or C₁₋₇-alkyl. For details on these, refer to thepublication.)

In the publication, there is no disclosure on those having acylguanidineas R¹.

Hitherto, there is no report for a 5-HT_(5A) receptor modulator whichhas a structure in which the guanidine is bonded to a bicyclicnitrogen-containing ring via a carbonyl group.

In addition, naphthalene ring derivatives substituted with anacylguanidino group have been reported in Patent Document 5. Thisdocument relates to a naphthylacylguanidine derivative, but does notdisclose the quinoline derivative of the present invention. Further, theapplication of the compound of this document is an antiviral agent.

LIST OF THE DOCUMENTS Patent Documents

-   Patent Document 1: WO 2009/022633 pamphlet-   Patent Document 2: WO 2008/096791 pamphlet-   Patent Document 3: WO 2005/082871 pamphlet-   Patent Document 4: WO 2009/040290 pamphlet-   Patent Document 5: WO 2006/135978 pamphlet

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Problem that the Invention is to Solve

The object of the present invention is to provide excellent agents fortreating or preventing dementia, schizophrenia, and the like, based on5-HT_(5A) receptor modulating action.

Means for Solving the Problem

The present inventors have extensively studied compounds having5-HT_(5A) receptor modulating action, and as a result, it has been foundthat acylguanidine derivatives which have the characteristic structurein which the guanidine is bonded to one ring of the quinoline orisoquinoline via a carbonyl group, and a cyclic group is bonded to theother ring, exhibit potent 5-HT_(5A) receptor modulating actions andexcellent pharmacological actions based on said 5-HT_(5A) receptormodulating action, and thus can be excellent agents for treating orpreventing dementia, schizophrenia, and the like, thereby completing thepresent invention.

Compound of formula (I) is characterized by the quinoline orisoquinoline structure, good metabolism profile and safety.

That is, the present invention relates to compound of formula (I) orpharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

(wherein the symbols have the following meanings:

aryl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl or monocyclic nitrogen-containingheterocyclic group,

Z¹, Z², Z³, Z⁴ and Z⁵: one of any of them is a nitrogen atom, and theothers are carbon atoms, in which the nitrogen atom is optionallyoxidized to form an N-oxide,

R¹, R² and R³: each independently represents H, lower alkyl, halogen,halogeno-lower alkyl, —CN, —NO₂, —OR^(a), —S-lower alkyl,—O-halogeno-lower alkyl, —CO₂R^(a), —C(O)NR^(b)R^(c), —SO₂-lower alkyl,or -lower alkylene-OR^(a),

R⁴, R⁵ and R⁶: each independently represents H, lower alkyl, cycloalkyl,halogen, halogeno-lower alkyl, —CN, —NO₂, —OR^(a), —S-lower alkyl,—O-halogeno-lower alkyl, —CO₂R^(a), —C(O)NR^(b)R^(c), —SO₂-lower alkyl,or lower alkylene-OR^(a),

R^(a), R^(b) and R^(c): each independently represents H or lower alkyl,and

R⁷ and R⁸: each independently represents H or lower alkyl.)

Unless otherwise specifically noted, in the present specification, whena symbol in a chemical formula is used in another chemical formula samesymbols have the same meanings.

Furthermore, atoms from Z¹ to Z⁵ in formula (I), that are carbon atomsand do not bond to any of R⁴, R⁵, and R⁶ are substituted with H.

Furthermore, the present invention relates to pharmaceuticalcompositions containing a compound of the above formula (I) or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceuticallyacceptable excipient, and, for example, the above pharmaceuticalcomposition which is a 5-HT_(5A) receptor modulator. In another example,the present invention relates to the above pharmaceutical composition,which is an agent for preventing or treating dementia, schizophrenia,bipolar disorder, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; andfurther as another example, it relates to the above pharmaceuticalcomposition which is an agent for preventing or treating dementia orschizophrenia.

In another embodiment, the present invention relates to 5-HT_(5A)receptor modulators, for example, agents for preventing or treatingdementia, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or attention deficithyperactivity disorder; further as another example, it relates to use ofcompound of the above formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof for prevention or treatment of dementia, schizophrenia, bipolardisorder, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; further asanother example, it relates to use of compound of the above formula (I)or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for the manufacture of anagent for preventing or treating dementia, schizophrenia, bipolardisorder, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or a method forpreventing or treating dementia, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, orattention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or a method for preventing ortreating dementia or schizophrenia in which the method includesadministering a therapeutically effective amount of compound of theabove formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to amammal. The above said schizophrenia includes positive symptoms,negative symptoms, cognitive impairment, and mood disorders.

Effects of the Invention

Compounds of formula (I) have the advantage of potent 5-HT_(5A) receptormodulating action and excellent pharmacological action based thereon.The pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention are useful fortreatment or prevention of 5-HT_(5A) receptor-related diseases,particularly for treatment or prevention of dementia, schizophrenia,bipolar disorder, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, the present invention is described in detail.

In the present specification, the “5-HT_(5A) receptor modulator” is ageneric term referring to a compound that inhibits activation of the5-HT_(5A) receptor by antagonizing with an endogenous ligand (5-HT_(5A)antagonist), and a compound that shows function by activation of the5-HT_(5A) receptor (5-HT_(5A) agonist). Examples of the “5-HT_(5A)receptor modulating action” include a 5-HT_(5A) antagonist.

The “lower alkyl” means a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 6carbon atoms (hereinafter abbreviated as C₁₋₆), specifically, methyl,ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl,n-pentyl, n-hexyl group, or the like. In another embodiment, it is C₁₋₄alkyl, and in a still another embodiment, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, orisopropyl.

The “lower alkylene” is a linear or branched C₁₋₆ alkylene, for example,methylene, ethylene, trimethylene, tetramethylene, pentamethylene,hexamethylene, propylene, methylmethylene, ethylethylene,1,2-dimethylethylene, 1,1,2,2-tetramethylethylene, and the like. Inanother embodiment, it is C₁₋₄ alkylene, in a still another embodiment,methylene or ethylene, and in a further still another embodiment,methylene.

The “cycloalkyl” is a C₃₋₁₀ saturated hydrocarbon ring group, which mayhave a bridge. Specifically, it is cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl,cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, cyclooctyl, adamantyl group, or the like, inanother embodiment, C₃₋₆ cycloalkyl group, and in a still anotherembodiment, cyclopropyl group.

The “cycloalkenyl” is a C₅₋₁₀ cycloalkenyl, in another embodiment,cyclopentenyl, cyclopentadienyl, cyclohexenyl, cycloheptenyl group, orthe like, and in a still another embodiment, cyclopentenyl orcyclohexenyl group.

The “halogen” means F, Cl, Br, or I. In a certain embodiment, it is F orCl.

The “halogeno-lower alkyl” is a C₁₋₆ alkyl group substituted with one ormore halogen atoms. In a certain embodiment, it is a C₁₋₆ alkyl groupsubstituted with 1 to 5 halogen atoms, and in another embodiment,difluoromethyl or trifluoromethyl group.

The “aryl” is a C₆₋₁₄ monocyclic to tricyclic aromatic hydrocarbon ringgroup, and in a certain embodiment, it is phenyl or naphthyl group, andin another embodiment, a phenyl group.

The “monocyclic nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group” means a 5- to8-membered monocyclic heterocyclic group that contains one nitrogenatom, and may further contain one or two heteroatoms selected fromnitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur. The “monocyclic nitrogen-containingheterocyclic group” is a generic term referring to a “monocyclicnitrogen-containing saturated heterocyclic group” that is a saturated orpartially unsaturated ring group and a “monocyclic nitrogen-containingheteroaryl” that is an aromatic ring group. Sulfur or nitrogen which isa ring atom is optionally oxidized to form an oxide or a dioxide. The“monocyclic nitrogen-containing saturated heterocyclic group” isspecifically azetidinyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidyl, piperazinyl, azepanyl,diazepanyl, azocanyl, morpholinyl, thiomorpholinyl, tetrahydropyridinylgroup, or the like. In another embodiment, it is pyrrolidinyl,piperidyl, or piperazinyl group, and in a still another embodiment,pyrrolidinyl group. The “monocyclic nitrogen-containing heteroaryl” isspecifically pyridyl, pyrimidinyl, thiazolyl, pyrazolyl, oxadiazolylgroup, or the like. In another embodiment, it is pyridyl or pyrimidinylgroup, and in a still another embodiment, pyridyl group.

The expression “optionally substituted” means unsubstituted orsubstituted with 1 to 5 substituents. When plural substituents, thesemay be the same or different each other.

Some embodiments of compound of formula (I) are shown below.

(1) A compound wherein Z¹ is nitrogen atom, and Z², Z³, Z⁴, and Z⁵ arecarbon atoms.

(2) A compound wherein Z³ is nitrogen atom, and Z¹, Z², Z⁴, and Z⁵ arecarbon atoms.

(3) A compound wherein

is phenyl group, pyridyl, cyclopropyl, cyclohexenyl, cyclopentenyl, orpyrrolidinyl group, and in another embodiment, phenyl or pyridyl group.(The present ring group is hereinafter referred as ring group A.)

(4) A compound wherein R¹, R², and R³ are each H, lower alkyl, halogen,halogeno-lower alkyl, —CN, or —OR^(a); in another embodiment, H, loweralkyl, F, Cl, trifluoromethyl, —CN, or —OR^(a); and in a still anotherembodiment, H, F, Cl, or —OR^(a) group.

(5) A compound wherein R⁴, R⁵, and R⁶ are each H, lower alkyl,cyclopropyl, halogen, halogeno-lower alkyl, —CN, or —C(O)NR^(b)R^(c); inanother embodiment, H, lower alkyl, F, Cl, halogeno-lower alkyl, —CN, or—C(O)NR^(b)R^(c); and still in another embodiment, H, lower alkyl, F,Cl, or halogeno-lower alkyl group.

(6) A compound wherein both R⁷ and R⁸ are H.

(7) A compound which combines two or more groups described in the above(1) to (6).

Examples of specific embodiments of (7) above include the followingcompounds.

(8) A compound as described in the aforesaid (3), wherein both R⁷ and R⁸are H.

(9) A compound as described in the aforesaid (3) or (8), wherein R¹, R²,and R³ are as described in the aforesaid (4).

(10) A compound as described in any one of the aforesaid (3), (8), (9),wherein R⁴, R⁵, and R⁶ are as described in the aforesaid (5).

(11) A compound as described in the aforesaid (3), wherein Z¹ is anitrogen atom, and Z², Z³, Z⁴, and Z⁵ are carbon atoms.

(12) A compound as described in the aforesaid (3), wherein Z³ is anitrogen atom, and Z¹, Z², Z⁴, and Z⁵ are carbon atoms.

(13) A compound as described in the aforesaid (11) or (12), wherein bothR⁷ and R⁸ are H.

(14) A compound as described in any one of the aforesaid (11) to (13),wherein R¹, R², and R³ are as described in the aforesaid (4).

(15) A compound as described in any one of the aforesaid (11) to (14),wherein R⁴, R⁵, and R⁶ are as described in (5) above.

(16) A compound wherein Z¹ is a nitrogen atom; Z², Z³, Z⁴, and Z⁵ arecarbon atoms; the ring group A is phenyl, pyridyl, cyclopropyl,cyclohexenyl, cyclopentenyl, or pyrrolidinyl group; R¹, R², and R³ areeach H, lower alkyl, halogen, halogeno-lower alkyl, —CN, or —OR^(a); R⁴,R⁵, and R⁶ are each H, lower alkyl, cyclopropyl, halogen, halogeno-loweralkyl, —CN, or —C(O)NR^(b)R^(c); and R⁷ and R⁸ are both H.

(17) A compound wherein Z³ is a nitrogen atom; Z¹, Z², Z⁴, and Z⁵ arecarbon atoms; the ring group A is phenyl, pyridyl, cyclopropyl,cyclohexenyl, cyclopentenyl, or pyrrolidinyl group; R¹, R², and R³ areeach H, lower alkyl, halogen, halogeno-lower alkyl, —CN, or —OR^(a); R⁴,R⁵, and R⁶ are each H, lower alkyl, cyclopropyl, halogen, halogeno-loweralkyl, —CN, or —C(O)NR^(b)R^(c); and both R⁷ and R⁸ are H.

(18) A compound wherein Z¹ is a nitrogen atom; Z², Z³, Z⁴, and Z⁵ arecarbon atoms; the ring group A is phenyl or pyridyl group; R¹, R², andR³ are each H, F, Cl, or a OR^(a) group; R⁴, R⁵, and R⁶ are each H,lower alkyl, F, Cl, or a halogeno-lower alkyl group; and both R⁷ and R⁸are H.

(19) A compound wherein Z³ is a nitrogen atom; Z¹, Z², Z⁴, and Z⁵ arecarbon atoms; the ring group A is phenyl or pyridyl group; R¹, R², andR³ are each H, F, Cl, or —OR^(a) group; R⁴, R⁵, and R⁶ are each H, loweralkyl, F, Cl, or a halogeno-lower alkyl group; and both R⁷ and R⁸ are H.

(20) A compound or a salt thereof, which is selected from the groupconsisting of:

-   N-(diaminomethylene)-2-methyl-4-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)quinoline-6-carboxamide,-   1-(2-chloro-6-fluorophenyl)-N-(diaminomethylene)-4-fluoroisoquinoline-7-carboxamide,-   N-(diaminomethylene)-1-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4-fluoroisoquinoline-7-carboxamide,-   1-(2-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)-N-(diaminomethylene)-4-fluoroisoquinoline-7-carboxamide,-   N-(diaminomethylene)-4-methyl-1-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxamide,-   N-(diaminomethylene)-2,3-dimethyl-4-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)quinoline-6-carboxamide,-   N-(diaminomethylene)-1-(3,5-difluoropyridin-4-yl)-4-fluoroisoquinoline-7-carboxamide,-   N-(diaminomethylene-4-fluoro-1-(2-fluoro-6-methoxyphenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxamide,-   N-(diaminomethylene)-4-fluoro-1-(2-fluorophenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxamide,-   1-(2-chlorophenyl)-N-(diaminomethylene)-4-fluoroisoquinoline-7-carboxamide,-   4-chloro-N-(diaminomethylene)-1-(2,6-difluorophenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxamide,-   1-(3-chloro-5-fluoropyridin-4-yl)-N-(diaminomethylene)-4-fluoroisoquinoline-7-carboxamide,-   N-(diaminomethylene)-1-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4-methylisoquinoline-7-carboxamide,-   1-(3-chloro-5-fluoropyridin-2-yl)-N-(diaminomethylene)-4-fluoroisoquinoline-7-carboxamide,-   N-(diaminomethylene)-4-(difluoromethyl)-1-(2,6-difluorophenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxamide,-   N-(diaminomethylene)-1-(2-fluorophenyl)-4-methylisoquinoline-7-carboxamide,    and-   4-chloro-N-(diaminomethylene)-1-(2,4-difluorophenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxamide.

Furthermore, compound of formula (I) may exist as other tautomers,conformational isomers, or optical isomers, depending on the kinds ofsubstituents. In the present specification, compound of formula (I)shall be described in only one form of the isomers, yet the presentinvention includes such isomers, their isolated forms or their mixtures.For example, among the compounds (I), compounds having lower alkyl as R⁷or R⁸ may exist as isomers having different positions of double bondsand geometrical arrangement in the guanidine moiety. The presentinvention includes all of these isomers.

Furthermore, pharmaceutically acceptable prodrugs of compound of formula(I) are also included in the present invention. Pharmaceuticallyacceptable prodrugs refer to compounds which have a group that can beconverted into an amino group, OH, CO₂H, or the like by solvolysis orunder physiological conditions. Examples of groups forming prodrugsinclude the groups described in “Prog. Med., 5, 2157-2161 (1985), and“Iyakuhin no Kaihatsu (Development of Medicines)” (Hirokawa Publishingcompany, 1990), vol. 7, Bunshi Sekkei (Molecular Design)”, 163-198.

Furthermore, compound of formula (I) may form an acid addition salt, ormay form a salt with a base depending on the kind of substituents, andthe salts are included in the present invention as long as they arepharmaceutically acceptable salts. Specifically, examples of these saltsinclude acid addition salts with inorganic acids such as hydrochloricacid, hydrobromic acid, hydroiodic acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, andphosphoric acid, and with organic acids such as formic acid, aceticacid, propionic acid, oxalic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, fumaricacid, maleic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid,methanesulfonic acid, ethanesulfonic acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid,aspartic acid, and glutamic acid, salts with inorganic bases such assodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, and aluminum, and organic basessuch as methylamine, ethylamine, ethanolamine, lysine, and ornithine,and ammonium salts.

In addition, compound of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptablesalts thereof include hydrates, solvates, and crystal polymorphs. Also,compound of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereofinclude the compounds labeled with radioactive or non-radioactiveisotopes.

(Production Processes)

Compound of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereofcan be produced by applying known synthetic methods, according to itsbasic skeleton or kind of substituents. Protection of the functionalgroups with suitable protecting groups (groups which can be easilyconverted into the original functional group) may be effective intechnical means, depending on the kind of the functional group, in anystep from starting materials to intermediates. Examples of functionalgroups include amino group, hydroxyl group, and carboxyl group, andexamples of the protecting group include those described in “Greene'sProtective Groups in Organic Synthesis (4^(th) Edition, 2006)”, editedby P. G. M. Wuts and T. W. Greene, which can be selected and useddepending on the reaction conditions. In this way, the object compoundcan be obtained by introducing a protecting group during the reaction,and then, by optionally removing it.

In addition, prodrugs of compound of formula (I) can be produced byintroducing a specific group during any step from starting materials tointermediates, in a similar way to the aforementioned protecting groups,or by carrying out further reactions using the obtained compound offormula (I). The reaction can be carried out by employing known methodsto a skilled person in the art, such as usual esterification, amidation,and dehydration reactions.

Hereinbelow, representative production processes of compound of formula(I) are described. Each production process can be carried out accordingto the references cited in the description. Further, productionprocesses of the present invention are not limited to the examples asshown below.

(Production Process 1)

(Lv¹ Represents —OH or a Leaving Group.)

Compound of formula (I) can be produced by the reaction of a carboxylicacid or a reactive derivative thereof (1) with guanidine (2) or a saltthereof.

The reaction can be carried out by using the carboxylic acid or areactive derivative thereof (1) and guanidine (2) in equivalent amounts,or guanidine in an excess amount. It can be carried out under cooling tounder heating, and preferably at −20° C. to 80° C., in a solvent inertto the reaction, such as aromatic hydrocarbons such as benzene, toluene,xylene, and the like; halogenated hydrocarbons such as dichloromethane,1,2-dichloroethane, chloroform, and the like; ethers such asdiethylether, tetrahydrofuran (THF), dioxane, dimethoxyethane (DME), andthe like; N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO),N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP), ethyl acetate, acetonitrile, water, and thelike, or a mixtures thereof.

When a carboxylic acid wherein Lv¹ is —OH is used as the carboxilic acidor a reactive derivative thereof (1), it is desirable to carry out thereaction in the presence of a condensing agent. In this case, examplesof the condensing agent include N,N′-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC),1-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]-3-ethylcarbodiimide (WSC),1,1′-carbonyldiimidazole (CDI),2-(1H-benzotriazol-1-yl)-1,1,3,3-tetramethyluronium hexafluorophosphate(HBTU), diphenylphosphoryl azide (DPPA), and phosphorous oxychloride. Insome cases, it is preferable to further use additive agents (e.g.,N-hydroxysuccinimide (HONSu), 1-hydroxybenzotriazole (HOBt) and thelike). The condensing agent is usually used in an equivalent amount orexcess to the carboxylic acid.

When a reactive derivative of the carboxylic acid wherein Lv¹ is aleaving group is used as the carboxylic acid or a reactive derivativethereof (1), acid halides (acid chloride, acid bromide, or the like),acid anhydrides (mixed acid anhydrides obtained by the reaction of thecarboxylic acid with phenyl chlorocarbonate, p-toluenesulfonic acid,isovaleric acid, or the like; or symmetric acid anhydrides), activeesters (esters which can be prepared from phenol, HOBt, HONSu, or thelike; optionally substituted with an electron withdrawing group such asa nitro group, a fluorine atom, and the like), lower alkyl esters, andthe like can be exemplified. Each of which can be produced fromcarboxylic acid using reactions obvious to those skilled in the art.Depending on the kind of the reactives, it is sometimes advantageous forquick progress of the reaction to carry out the reaction in presence ofa base (organic bases such as triethylamine, diisopropylethylamine(DIPEA), N-methylmorpholine, pyridine, 4-(N,N-dimethylamino)pyridine,and the like, or inorganic bases such as sodium hydrogen carbonate andthe like). Pyridine can also serve as a solvent. Further, when a loweralkyl ester is used as the reactive derivative, it is preferable tocarry out the reaction under from room temperature to heating underreflux.

(Production Process 2)

(Lv² represents a leaving group such as pyrazol-1-yl optionallysubstituted with lower alkyl, or —S-lower alkyl, —O-phenyl, —Br, —Cl,and the like, and R^(8a) represents lower alkyl.)

Compound (Ia) having lower alkyl as R⁸ among compounds of formula (I)can be produced by reaction of an amidine compound (3) having a leavinggroup with an amine compound (4).

This reaction can be carried out using compound (3) and compound (4) inequivalent amounts, or in an excess amount of one of them, in whichtheir mixture is stirred under from cooling to heating under reflux, andpreferably from 0° C. to 80° C., usually for 0.1 hours to 5 days, in asolvent inert to reaction or without solvent. Examples of solvents usedherein are not limited, but include aromatic hydrocarbons, ethers,halogenated hydrocarbons, DMF, DMSO, ethyl acetate, acetonitrile, and amixture thereof. It is sometimes advantageous for smooth progress of thereaction to carry out the reaction in the presence of organic bases suchas triethylamine, N,N-diisopropylethylamine, N-methylmorpholine, and thelike, or inorganic bases such as potassium carbonate, sodium carbonate,potassium hydroxide, and the like.

Carboxylic acid or a reactive derivative thereof (1) of the aboveProduction Process 1 can be produced by known methods or any variationthereof. For example, starting compound (1a) can be produced by thereaction route shown below (Production Process of Starting Compound).

(Production Process of Starting Compound)

(In the formula, X¹ represents halogen, methanesulfonyloxy group,p-toluenesulfonyloxy group, or trifluoromethanesulfonyloxy group, R¹¹represents a protecting group of carboxyl group such as lower alkyl,benzyl, or the like, and X² represents an active group such as —B(OH)₂,—B(OY)OW, and the like. Here, Y and W are the same or different fromeach other and represent lower alkyl, or Y and W are combined togetherto form lower alkylene.)

Compound (1a) can be obtained by coupling reaction of compound (5) andcompound (6) to first obtain compound (7), followed by its hydrolysis.

Synthesis of compound (7) is carried out by using a mixture of compound(5) and compound (6) in equivalent amounts or in an excess of one ofthem, and stirring the mixture under from room temperature to heatingunder reflux, usually for 0.1 hours to 5 days, in a reaction inertsolvent in the presence of a base and palladium catalyst. The presentreaction is preferably carried out under an inert gas atmosphere.Examples of solvents used herein include, but not particularly limitedto, aromatic hydrocarbons, ethers, halogenated hydrocarbons, alcoholssuch as methanol, ethanol, and the like, DMF, DMSO, and mixed solventsthereof. As bases, inorganic bases such as sodium carbonate, potassiumcarbonate, sodium hydroxide, and the like are preferred. Examples of thepalladium catalyst include tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium,dichlorobis(triphenylphosphine)palladium,palladium-1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene chloride,tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium, and the like. As palladiumligands, tert-butylphosphine, cyclohexylphosphine,2-dicyclohexylphosphinobiphenyl derivative, or the like can be used.

The coupling reaction can be carried out with reference to the followingdocuments.

DOCUMENTS

-   A. de Meijere and F. Diederich, “Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling    Reactions”, 2nd edition, VCH Publishers Inc., 2004-   The Chemical Society of Japan, “Courses in Experimental Chemistry    (5^(th) edition)” Vol. 13 (2005) (Maruzen)

Subsequently, compound (7) can be subjected to hydrolysis reaction toobtain compound (1a). The hydrolysis reaction can be carried out withreference to “Greene's Protective Groups in Organic Synthesis (4^(th)edition, 2006)” shown above.

(Other Production Processes)

In addition, compounds (5) and (6) described above in (ProductionProcess of Starting Compound) can be produced by known methods or anyvariation thereof, and for example, they can be produced by the methodsdescribed in Preparation Examples below.

Compound of formula (I) prepared in accordance with the aforementionedmethods is isolated and purified as a free compound, as apharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate, or crystallinepolymorph thereof. Pharmaceutically acceptable salts of compound offormula (I) can be prepared using salt preparation methods well-known tothose skilled in the art.

Isolation and purification are carried out by applying common chemicaloperations such as extraction, fractional crystallization and fractionalchromatography.

A variety of isomers can be produced by selecting their correspondingstarting compounds or by separation of isomers using theirphysicochemical properties differences. For example, optical isomers areobtained by general optical resolution methods of racemic compounds (forexample, fractional crystallization of diastereomeric salts obtainedfrom optically active bases or acids; or chiral column chromatography),and also can be prepared from suitable optical active startingcompounds.

EXAMPLES

Hereinafter, production processes of compound of formula (I) aredescribed as Examples. In addition, production processes of compoundsused as starting compounds are described as Preparation Examples.Production processes of compound of formula (I) are not limited to theproduction processes of the following specific Examples, but thecompounds can be prepared by combining these production processes orknown production processes.

Preparation Example 1

A mixture of 4-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)quinoline-6-carboxylic acid (118mg), WSC hydrochloride (112 mg), HOBt (37 mg), and DMF (4 mL) wasstirred at room temperature for 5 minutes, and then3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole-1-carboximidamide nitrate (94 mg) and DIPEA (76mg) were added thereto, followed by stirring for an additional 24 hours.The reaction mixture was diluted with water, and the precipitate wascollected by filtration to obtainN-[1-amino(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)methylene]-4-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)quinoline-6-carboxamide(140 mg).

Preparation Example 2

A mixture of methyl 1-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxylate(228 mg), a 1M aqueous sodium hydroxide solution (4 mL), THF (3 mL), andethanol (3 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 24 hours. Thereaction mixture was neutralized with 1M hydrochloric acid, and theprecipitate was collected by filtration to obtain1-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxylic acid hydrochloride(200 mg).

Preparation Example 3

2-Carbamoyl-4-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)quinoline-6-carboxylic acid wasobtained by the same reaction as in Preparation Example 2 by usingmethyl 2-cyano-4-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)quinoline-6-carboxylate as thestarting material.

Preparation Example 4

Under argon gas atmosphere, a mixture of methyl1-{[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]oxy}isoquinoline-7-carboxylate (250 mg),2,4,6-trifluorophenylboric acid (184 mg),tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (22 mg), triethylamine (189 mg),and 1,4-dioxane (15 mL) was heated under stirring in an oil bath at 95°C. for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was returned to room temperature,diluted with water, and then extracted with ethyl acetate. The organiclayer was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the resulting residuewas purified under silica gel column chromatography (hexane/ethylacetate) to obtain methyl1-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxylate (228 mg).

Preparation Example 5

Under argon gas atmosphere, a mixture of methyl4-bromo-3-chloroquinoline-6-carboxylate (130 mg),2,4-difluorophenylboric acid (137 mg), a1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene palladium (H)dichloride/dichloromethane complex (177 mg), cesium fluoride (197 mg),1,4-dioxane (8 mL), and water (2 mL) was heated under stirring in an oilbath at 100° C. for one day. The reaction mixture was returned to roomtemperature, and water was added, and extracted with ethyl acetate. Theorganic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the resultingresidue was purified under silica gel column chromatography(hexane/ethyl acetate) to obtain methyl3-chloro-4-(2,4-difluorophenyl)quinoline-6-carboxylate (100 mg).

Preparation Example 6

Under argon gas atmosphere, a mixture of methyl4-bromo-1-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxylate (292 mg),2,4,6-trivinylboroxin-pyridine complex (89 mg), palladium acetate (19mg), tricyclohexylphosphine (45 mg), tripotassium phosphate (280 mg),toluene (7 mL), and water (0.5 mL) was heated under stirring in an oilbath at 100° C. for 12 hours. The reaction mixture was returned to roomtemperature, diluted with water and ethyl acetate, and then theinsoluble materials were separated by filtration. The filtrate wasextracted with ethyl acetate, and the organic layer was concentratedunder reduced pressure. The resulting residue was purified under silicagel column chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate) to obtain methyl1-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)-4-vinylisoquinoline-7-carboxylate (180 mg).

Preparation Example 7

Under argon gas atmosphere, a mixture of methyl4-bromo-1-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxylate (160 mg),trimethylboroxin (117 mg), tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (23mg), 2M aqueous sodium carbonate solution (1 mL), and 1,4-dioxane (5 mL)was heated under stirring in an oil bath at 100° C. for 4 hours. Thereaction mixture was returned to room temperature and diluted with ethylacetate, and then the insoluble materials were separated by filtrationthrough Celite. The filtrate was extracted with ethyl acetate. Theorganic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the resultingresidue was purified under silica gel column chromatography(hexane/ethyl acetate) to obtain4-methyl-1-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxylic acid (95mg).

Preparation Example 8

Under argon gas atmosphere, a mixture of ethyl5-bromoquinoline-3-carboxylate (113 mg), 2,4,6-trifluorophenylboric acid(106 mg), bis(tri-t-butylphosphine)palladium (41 mg), cesium fluoride(123 mg), silver oxide (112 mg), and DMF (2 mL) was heated understirring in an oil bath at 100° C. for 15 hours. The reaction liquid wasreturned to room temperature, diluted with water, and then extractedwith ethyl acetate. The organic layer was concentrated under reducedpressure, and the resulting residue was purified under silica gel columnchromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate) to obtain ethyl5-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)quinoline-3-carboxylate (60 mg).

Preparation Example 9

Under argon gas atmosphere, n-butyllithium (1.6 M THF solution, 0.7 mL)was added dropwise to a mixture of 3,5-difluoropyridine (123 mg) and THF(3 mL) at −78° C., followed by stirring at the same temperature for onehour. Then, zinc chloride (146 mg) was added, and stirred for anadditional hour. Methyl4-chloro-1-{[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]oxy}isoquinoline-7-carboxylate(330 mg) and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (206 mg) were addedthereto, followed by heating under stirring in an oil bath at 60° C. for3 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressureand purified under silica gel column chromatography (hexane/ethylacetate) to obtain methyl4-chloro-1-(3,5-difluoropyridin-4-yl)isoquinoline-7-carboxylate (62 mg).

Preparation Example 10

Under argon gas atmosphere, n-butyllithium (1.6 M THF solution, 1.3 mL)was added dropwise to a mixture of 3,5-difluoropyridine (238 mg) and THF(4 mL) at −78° C., followed by stirring at the same temperature for onehour. Then, zinc chloride (0.5 M THF solution, 3.8 mL) was slowly addedstirried at the same temperature for 30 minutes and further for anadditional hour at room temperature.Tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium (73 mg),2-dicyclohexylphosphino-2′,6′-diisopropoxybiphenyl (148 mg), and ethyl2,3-dimethyl-4-{[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]oxy}quinoline-6-carboxylate(300 mg), were added to the reaction mixture and heated under stirringin an oil bath at 70° C. for 15 hours. The reaction mixture was returnedto room temperature, and the insoluble materials were separated byfiltration. Then, the precipitate was concentrated under reducedpressure, and the resulting residue was purified under silica gel columnchromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate) to obtain ethyl4-(3,5-difluoropyridin-4-yl)-2,3-dimethylquinoline-6-carboxylate (51mg).

Preparation Example 11

Trifluoromethanesulfonic anhydride (2.1 g) was added to a mixture ofmethyl 1-hydroxyisoquinoline-7-carboxylate (1.3 g), pyridine (587 mg),and dichloromethane (40 mL), followed by stirring at room temperaturefor 18 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with water, extractedwith chloroform, and the organic layer was concentrated under reducedpressure. The resulting residue was purified under silica gel columnchromatography (chloroform/methanol) to obtain methyl1-{[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]oxy}isoquinoline-7-carboxylate (1.9 g).

Preparation Example 12

Boron tribromide (1M dichloromethane solution, 2.5 mL) was added to amixture of methyl4-fluoro-1-(2-fluoro-6-methoxyphenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxylate (270 mg)and dichloromethane (3 mL) under ice-cooling, and stirred at roomtemperature for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with water,and the precipitate was collected by filtration to obtain4-fluoro-1-(2-fluoro-6-hydroxyphenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxylic acid (240mg).

Preparation Example 13

m-Chloroperbenzoic acid (425 mg) was added to a mixture of methyl4-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)quinoline-6-carboxylate (710 mg) anddichloromethane (20 mL), followed by stirring at room temperature for 3days. The reaction mixture was diluted with aqueous sodium thiosulfatesolution, and extracted with chloroform. The organic layer was washedwith water, dried, and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtainmethyl 4-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)quinoline-6-carboxylate 1-oxide (680mg).

Preparation Example 14

A mixture of methyl 3,4-dichloroquinoline-6-carboxylate (100 mg),pyrrolidine (33 mg), and NMP (2 mL) was heated under stirring at 180° C.for 10 minutes under microwave irradiation. The reaction mixture wasdiluted with water, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layerwas concentrated under reduced pressure, and the resulting residue waspurified under silica gel column chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate)to obtain methyl 3-chloro-4-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)quinoline-6-carboxylate (40mg).

Preparation Example 15

Sodium borohydride (17 mg) was added to a mixture of methyl4-formyl-1-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxylate (150 mg)and methanol (10 mL) under ice-cooling, followed by stirring at roomtemperature for 10 minutes. The reaction mixture was diluted with water,and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed withwater, dried, and then concentrated under reduced pressure to obtainmethyl4-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxylate(140 mg).

Preparation Example 16

Osmium tetraoxide (2.5% isobutanol solution, 0.05 mL), sodium periodate(280 mg), and water (4 mL) were added to a mixture of methyl1-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)-4-vinylisoquinoline-7-carboxylate (180 mg) andTHF (4 mL), followed by stirring at room temperature for 12 hours. Thereaction mixture was diluted with an aqueous sodium sulfite solution,and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was concentratedunder reduced pressure and purified by silica gel column chromatography(hexane/ethyl acetate) to obtain methyl4-formyl-1-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxylate (153 mg).

Preparation Example 17

Under hydrogen gas atmosphere at 1 atm, a mixture of methyl1-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4-(prop-1-en-2-yl)isoquinoline-7-carboxylate (85mg), 10% palladium-active carbon (20 mg), and methanol was stirred atroom temperature for 4 days. The insoluble materials were separated byfiltration, and then the filtrate was concentrated under reducedpressure. The resulting residue was purified under silica gel columnchromatography (chloroform) to obtain methyl1-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4-isopropyl isoquinoline-7-carboxylate (72 mg).

Preparation Example 18

A mixture of methyl4-bromo-1-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxylate (66 mg),zinc cyanide (content 60%, 21 mg), tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium(0) (14 mg), 1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene (17 mg), andN-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (3 mL) was heated under stirring in an oil bathat 150° C. for 3 hours. The reaction mixture was returned to roomtemperature, diluted with water and ethyl acetate, and then theinsoluble materials were separated by filtration. The filtrate wassubjected to liquid separation, and the organic layer was concentratedunder reduced pressure. Then, the resulting residue was purified undersilica gel column chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate) to obtain methyl4-cyano-1-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxylate (44 mg).

Preparation Example 19

A mixture of methyl-1-oxide4-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)quinoline-6-carboxylate (540 mg),trimethylsilyl cyanide (530 mg), triethylamine (607 mg), dichloromethane(10 mL), and acetonitrile (20 mL) was heated under reflux for one day.The reaction mixture was returned to room temperature, diluted withsaturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate, and extracted with ethyl acetate.The organic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure, and theresulting residue was purified under silica gel column chromatography(hexane/ethyl acetate) to obtain methyl2-cyano-4-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)quinoline-6-carboxylate (460 mg).

Preparation Example 20

A mixture of methyl 1-hydroxy-3-methylisoquinoline-7-carboxylate (120mg), Selectfluor (registered trademark) (215 mg), acetonitrile (2 mL),and methanol (2 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 3 days. Thereaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, and theresulting residue was diluted with water. Then, the precipitate wascollected by filtration to obtain methyl4-fluoro-1-hydroxy-3-methylisoquinoline-7-carboxylate (55 mg).

Preparation Example 21

DEOXO-FLUOR (registered trademark) (240 mg) was added dropwise to amixture of methyl1-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4-formylisoquinoline-7-carboxylate (96 mg) anddichloromethane (5 mL) at 0° C., and stirred at room temperature for onehour. The reaction mixture was diluted with saturated aqueous sodiumbicarbonate, and extracted with chloroform. The organic layer wasconcentrated under reduced pressure and purified by silica gel columnchromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate) to obtain methyl4-(difluoromethyl)-1-(2,6-difluorophenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxylate (80mg).

Preparation Example 22

A mixture of methyl 4-hydroxyquinoline-6-carboxylate (2.07 g),N-chlorosuccinimide (1.36 g), and acetic acid (56 mL) was stirred atroom temperature for one day. The reaction mixture was diluted withwater, and then, the precipitate was collected by filtration to obtainmethyl 3-chloro-4-hydroxyquinoline-6-carboxylate (2.13 g).

Preparation Example 23

Methyl 4-chloro-1-hydroxyisoquinoline-7-carboxylate was prepared by thesame reaction as in Preparation Example 22 using methyl1-hydroxyisoquinoline-7-carboxylate as the starting material.

Preparation Example 24

A mixture of ethyl 3-chloro-4-hydroxy-2-methylquinoline-6-carboxylate(629 mg) and phosphoryl chloride (2 mL) was stirred in an oil bath at100° C. for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was concentrated underreduced pressure, and the resulting residue was diluted with water, andextracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was concentrated underreduced pressure, and the resulting residue was purified under silicagel column chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate) to obtain ethyl3,4-dichloro-2-methylquinoline-6-carboxylate (454 mg).

Preparation Example 25

A mixture of methyl 4-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)quinoline-6-carboxylate1-oxide (1.3 g) and phosphoryl chloride (10 mL) was heated understirring in an oil bath at 100° C. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture wasconcentrated under reduced pressure, and the resulting residue wasdiluted with water, and then extracted with ethyl acetate. The organiclayer was concentrated under reduced pressure, and the resulting residuewas purified under silica gel column chromatography (hexane/ethylacetate) to obtain methyl2-chloro-4-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)quinoline-6-carboxylate (370 mg).

Preparation Example 26

A mixture of bromine (940 mg) and acetic acid (10 mL) was added dropwiseto a mixture of methyl 1-hydroxyisoquinoline-7-carboxylate (1.2 g) andacetic acid (50 mL) and stirred at room temperature for 30 minutes. Thereaction mixture was diluted with water, and the precipitate wascollected by filtration to obtain methyl4-bromo-1-hydroxyisoquinoline-7-carboxylate (1.4 g).

Preparation Example 27

A mixture of methyl 3-chloro-4-hydroxyquinoline-6-carboxylate (600 mg)and phosphoryl bromide (868 mg) was heated under stirring in an oil bathat 130° C. for 6 hours. Ice-water was added, followed by neutralizationwith saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate and extraction with ethylacetate. The organic layer was washed with water, dried, andconcentrated under reduced pressure to obtain methyl4-bromo-3-chloroquinoline-6-carboxylate (426 mg).

Preparation Example 28

To a mixture of methyl 1-hydroxyisoquinoline-7-carboxylate (1.0 g) andpyridine (40 mL) was added iodine (1.2 g), and stirred at roomtemperature for 16 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted withsaturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate and a 5% aqueous sodium thiosulfatesolution. Then, the precipitate was collected by filtration to obtainmethyl 1-hydroxy-4-iodoisoquinoline-7-carboxylate (1.1 g).

Preparation Example 29

To a mixture of methyl 4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-6-carboxylate (1.1 g)and acetic acid (30 mL) was added N-iodosuccinimide (1.1 g), followed bystirring at room temperature for one day. The reaction mixture wasdiluted with water, and the precipitate was collected by filtration toobtain methyl 3-iodo-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-6-carboxylate (1.8 g).

Preparation Example 30

Methyl 2,2-difluoro-2-(fluorosulfonyl)acetate (1.7 g) and copper(I)iodide (174 mg) were added to a mixture of methyl3-iodo-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-6-carboxylate (1.0 g) and DMF (20 mL),followed by heating under stirring in an oil bath at 100° C. for 5hours. The reaction mixture was returned to room temperature,concentrated under reduced pressure, and then the resulting residue waspurified under silica gel column chromatography (chloroform/methanol) toobtain methyl4-oxo-3-(trifluoromethyl)-1,4-dihydroquinoline-6-carboxylate (228 mg).

Preparation Example 31

A mixture of methyl 3-methyl-1-oxo-1H-isochromene-7-carboxylate (1.0 g),29% aqueous ammonia solution (30 mL) and THF (30 mL) was stirred at roomtemperature for 8 hours. The reaction mixture was neutralized withhydrochloric acid, and the precipitate was collected by filtration toobtain methyl 1-hydroxy-3-methylisoquinoline-7-carboxylate (390 mg).

Preparation Example 32

Concentrated sulfuric acid (3 mL) was added to a mixture of sodium3-methyl-1-oxo-1H-isochromene-7-carboxylate (1.69 g) and methanol (50mL), and heated under stirring in an oil bath at 60° C. for 2 days. Thereaction mixture was returned to room temperature, diluted with water,and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layer was washed withwater, dried, and concentrated under reduced pressure to obtain methyl3-methyl-1-oxo-1H-isochromene-7-carboxylate (1.0 g).

Preparation Example 33

Under oxygen atmosphere, a mixture of 4-allyl isophthalic acid (500 mg),bis(acetonitrile)dichloropalladium (629 mg), sodium carbonate (514 mg),and THF (30 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 4 hours. Theinsoluble material of the reaction mixture was separated by filtration,and the filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. A mixture ofthe resulting residue and DMF (5 mL) was diluted with 1M hydrochloricacid, and the precipitate was collected by filtration to obtain3-methyl-1-oxo-1H-isochromene-7-carboxylic acid (112 mg).

Preparation Example 34

Under argon gas atmosphere, a mixture of dimethyl 4-bromoisophthalate(5.0 g), allyl tributyl tin (6.7 g),tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (1.1 g), and toluene (100 mL) washeated under reflux for 20 hours. The reaction mixture was returned toroom temperature, diluted with water, and extracted with ethyl acetate.The organic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure, and theresulting residue was purified under silica gel column chromatography(hexane/ethyl acetate) to obtain dimethyl 4-allyl isophthalic acid (3.1g).

Preparation Example 35

A mixture of4-{[(2,2-dimethyl-4,6-dioxo-1,3-dioxan-5-ylidene)methyl]amino}-3-methylbenzoicacid (10.1 g) and diphenyl ether (101 mL) was heated under stirring inan oil bath at 280° C. for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was returned toroom temperature, diluted with petroleum ether and the precipitate wascollected by filtration to obtain4-hydroxy-8-methylquinoline-6-carboxylic acid (6.7 g).

Preparation Example 36

A mixture of 4-amino-3-methylbenzoic acid (7.3 g), Meldrum's acid (7.3g), methyl orthoformate (5.6 g) and methanol (30 mL) was heated understirring in an oil bath at 60° C. for 5 hours. The reaction mixture wasreturned to room temperature, diluted with ethyl acetate and theprecipitate was collected by filtration to obtain4-{[(2,2-dimethyl-4,6-dioxo-1,3-dioxan-5-ylidene)methyl]amino}-3-methylbenzoicacid (10.1 g).

Preparation Example 37

A mixture of phosphorus pentoxide (37 g) and phosphoric acid (46 g) washeated under stirring in an oil bath at 140° C., and methyl4-amino-3-methylbenzoate (3.0 g) and ethyl acetoacetate (2.8 g) wereadded thereto, followed by heating under stirring for an additional 2hours. The reaction mixture was cooled to 60° C., poured into water, andneutralized with a 29% aqueous ammonia solution, and the precipitate wascollected by filtration to obtain methyl2,8-dimethyl-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-6-carboxylate (1.8 g).

Preparation Example 38

A mixed liquid of 7-bromo-4-fluoroisoquinolin-1-ol hydrochloride (3.0g), palladium (II) acetate (484 mg),1,1′-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene (1.2 g), triethylamine (4.4 g), NMP(60 mL), and methanol (60 mL) was stirred at room temperature for 15minutes while carbon monoxide gas was passed therethrough. The reactionwas further heated under stirring in an oil bath at 80° C. for 16 hoursunder a carbon monoxide gas atmosphere at 1 atm. The reaction mixturewas returned to room temperature, the insoluble materials were separatedby filtration, and then the precipitate was concentrated under reducedpressure. The resulting residue was diluted with water, and then theprecipitate was collected by filtration to obtain methyl4-fluoro-1-hydroxyisoquinoline-7-carboxylate (2.3 g).

Preparation Example 39

A mixture of 2-bromo-1-chloro-3,5-difluorobenzene (800 mg),bis(pinacolato)diborone (1.1 g), bis(triphenylphosphine)palladiumchloride (123 mg), triphenylphosphine (92 mg), potassium acetate (1.0g), and 1,4-dioxane (24 mL) was heated under stirring in an oil bath at100° C. for 18 hours. The reaction mixture was returned to roomtemperature, the insoluble materials were separated by filtration, andthe filtrate was concentrated under reduced pressure. The resultingresidue was purified under silica gel column chromatography(hexane/ethyl acetate) to obtain2-(2-chloro-4,6-difluorophenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane(242 mg).

Preparation Example 521

Under argon gas atmosphere, a mixture of methyl4-bromo-1-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxylate (150 mg),ethylboronic acid (84 mg), tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (44mg), tripotassium phosphate (241 mg), toluene (5 mL), and water (0.3 mL)was heated under stirring in an oil bath at 100° C. for one day. Thereaction mixture was returned to room temperature, and diluted withwater and ethyl acetate, and then the insoluble matter was separated byfiltration. The filtrate was extracted with ethyl acetate, and theorganic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure. The resultingresidue was purified under silica gel column chromatography(hexane/ethyl acetate) to obtain methyl4-ethyl-1-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxylate (71 mg).

Preparation Example 522

A mixture of methyl4-chloro-1-(3-chloro-2-hydroxyphenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxylate (150mg), potassium carbonate (119 mg), iodomethane (245 mg), and DMF (3 mL)was stirred at room temperature for one day. The reaction mixture wasdiluted with water, and extracted with ethyl acetate. The organic layerwas washed with saturated brine, dried, and concentrated under reducedpressure. The resulting residue was purified under silica gel columnchromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate) to obtain methyl4-chloro-1-(3-chloro-2-methoxyphenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxylate (130mg).

Preparation Example 523

Tetrabutylammonium fluoride (1M THF solution, 0.35 mL) was added to amixture of methyl1-[3,5-difluoro-4-(trimethylsilyl)pyridin-2-yl]-4-fluoroisoquinoline-7-carboxylateand THF (1.8 mL), and stirred at room temperature overnight. Thereaction mixture was diluted with water, and extracted with ethylacetate. The organic layer was washed with saturated brine, dried, andconcentrated under reduced pressure. The resulting residue was purifiedunder silica gel column chromatography (hexane/ethyl acetate) to obtainmethyl 1-(3,5-difluoropyridin-2-yl)-4-fluoroisoquinoline-7-carboxylate(55 mg).

The compounds of Preparation Examples shown in Tables below wereprepared using the respective corresponding starting materials in thesame manner as the methods of Preparation Examples above. In addition,the structural formulae, the physicochemical data, and the productionmethods for the compounds of Preparation Examples are shown in Tablesbelow.

Example 1

A mixture of 1-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxylic acidhydrochloride (200 mg), CDI (143 mg) and DMF (6 mL) was heated understirring in an oil bath at 60° C. for 30 minutes. Then, the reactionmixture was returned to room temperature, and guanidine carbonate (265mg) was added thereto, followed by stirring at room temperature foradditional 20 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted with saturatedaqueous sodium bicarbonate, extracted with ethyl acetate, and theorganic layer was washed with water, dried, and concentrated underreduced pressure. The resulting residue was purified under NH silica gelcolumn chromatography (chloroform/methanol=100:0-20:1), and formed intoits salt with 4M hydrogen chloride/ethyl acetate solution to obtainN-(diaminomethylene)-1-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxamidedihydrochloride (232 mg).

Example 2

A mixture of guanidine hydrochloride (374 mg), sodium methoxide (212mg), and methanol (10 mL) was stirred at room temperature for one hour.The reaction mixture was concentrated under reduced pressure, and amixture of methyl4-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxylate(136 mg) and NMP (10 mL) was added thereto, followed by heating andstirring in an oil bath at 120° C. for 5 hours. The reaction mixture wasreturned to room temperature, diluted with water, and extracted withethyl acetate. The organic layer was concentrated under reducedpressure, and the resulting residue was purified under NH silica gelcolumn chromatography (chloroform/methanol=100:0-90:10). Then, ethanoland fumaric acid were added thereto, and the precipitate was collectedby filtration to obtainN-(diaminomethylene)-4-(hydroxymethyl)-1-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxamidefumarate (46 mg).

Example 3

A mixture ofN-[1-amino(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)methylene]-4-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)quinoline-6-carboxamide(73 mg) and methylamine (40% methanol solution, 32 mg) was stirred atroom temperature for 20 hours. The reaction mixture was diluted withsaturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate, and extracted with ethyl acetate.The organic layer was concentrated under reduced pressure, and theresulting residue was purified under silica gel column chromatography(chloroform/methanol=20:1), and formed into its salt with 4M hydrogenchloride/1,4-dioxane solution to obtainN-[1-amino(methylamino)methylene]-4-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)quinoline-6-carboxamidedihydrochloride.

The compounds of Examples 4 to 223 and 225 to 251 were prepared usingthe corresponding starting materials in the same manner as Example 1,and the compound of Example 224 was prepared using the correspondingstarting materials in the same manner as Example 2. The structuralformulae and the physicochemical data of the compounds of Examples areshown in Tables below.

The following abbreviations are used in the tables below.

PEx: Preparation Example number, Ex: Example number, Str: structuralformula, Dat: physicochemical data (ESI+: ESI-MS[M+H]⁺ or ESI-MS[M]⁺;FAB+: FAB-MS[M+H]⁺ or FAB-MS[M]⁺; EI+: EI[M]⁺; A/E+: APCI/ESI-MS[M+H]⁺or APCI/ESI-MS[M]⁺ (APCI/ESI means simultaneous measurement of APCI andESI); A/E−: APCI/ESI-MS[M−H]⁻ (APCI/ESI means simultaneous measurementof APCI and ESI); NMR: δ (ppm) of peaks by ¹HNMR in CDCl₃ or DMSO-d₆);Sal: salt (Blank or no description represents the free form, and thenumeral present before the acidic ingredient represents a molar ratio.For example, when 2HCl is described shows that the compound isdihydrochloride); Me: methyl, Et: ethyl, iPr: isopropyl, cPr:cyclopropyl, tBu: tert-butyl, Tf: trifluoromethanesulfonyl, Fum: fumaricacid, Syn: production process (the numeral shows that the compound wasproduced using the corresponding starting material in the same manner asin the compound having the number as its Preparation Example number),ND: Not Determined.

TABLE 1 PEx Str  1

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TABLE 3 PEx Str 28

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33

34

35

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37

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41

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TABLE 41 PEx Syn Dat 1 1 A/E+: 424 2 2 ESI+: 304 3 3 ESI+: 361 4 4 ESI+:318 5 5 ESI+: 334 6 6 A/E+: 344 7 7 ESI+: 318 8 8 A/E+: 332 9 9 A/E+:335 10 10 A/E+: 343 11 11 A/E+: 336 12 12 ESI+: 302 13 13 ESI+: 334 1414 A/E+: 291, 293 15 15 ESI+: 348 16 16 ESI+: 346 17 17 ESI+: 342 18 18A/E+: 342 19 19 ESI+: 343 20 20 A/E+: 236 21 21 ESI+: 350 22 22 A/E+:238 23 23 ESI+: 237 24 24 A/E+: 284, 286 25 25 A/E+: 352 26 26 FAB+:282, 284 27 27 ESI+: 300, 302 28 28 ESI+: 329 29 29 A/E+: 330 30 30A/E+: 272 31 31 A/E+: 218 32 32 A/E+: 219 33 33 A/E+: 205 34 34 A/E+:235 35 35 ESI+: 204 36 36 A/E−: 304 37 37 A/E+: 232 38 38 A/E+: 222 3939 EI+: 274 40 11 A/E+: 336 41 4 EI+: 263 42 4 EI+: 317 43 2 ESI+: 25044 2 ESI+: 304 45 4 EI+: 263 46 4 EI+: 317 47 2 ESI+: 250 48 2 ESI+: 30449 11 ESI+: 364 50 4 ESI+: 346 51 2 ESI+: 318 52 4 ESI+: 264 53 2 ESI+:250 54 4 A/E+: 344 55 2 ESI+: 316 56 4 ESI+: 332 57 4 ESI+: 332 58 4ESI+: 316 59 4 ESI+: 289 60 2 ESI+: 318 61 2 ESI+: 318 62 2 ESI+: 302 632 ESI+: 275 64 4 EI+: 334 65 2 EI+: 320 66 4 EI+: 333 67 4 ESI+: 316 684 ESI+: 316 69 2 ESI+: 320 70 2 ESI+: 302 71 2 ESI+: 302 72 38 A/E+: 21873 11 A/E+: 350 74 4 EI+: 277 75 4 EI+: 331 76 4 ESI+: 332 77 4 ESI+:332 78 2 ESI+: 264 79 2 ESI+: 318 80 2 ESI+: 318 81 2 ESI+: 318 82 4ESI+: 316 83 4 ESI+: 332 84 4 ESI+: 316 85 4 EI+: 333 86 4 EI+: 315 87 4EI+: 315 88 2 ESI+: 320 89 2 ESI+: 302 90 2 ESI+: 302 91 2 A/E+: 302 922 A/E+: 318 93 2 A/E+: 302 94 4 ESI+: 332 95 4 ESI+: 332 96 4 ESI+: 28997 4 A/E+: 348 98 4 A/E+: 346 99 4 A/E+: 366 100 2 A/E+: 318 101 2 A/E+:318 102 2 A/E+: 275 103 2 ESI+: 334 104 2 ESI+: 332 105 2 ESI+: 352 1064 ESI+: 350 107 4 ESI+: 400 108 2 ESI+: 336 109 2 ESI+: 386 110 4 ESI+:323 111 4 ESI+: 350

TABLE 42 PEx Syn Dat 112 2 ESI+: 336 113 2 A/E−: 307 114 4 A/E+: 314 1154 A/E+: 314 116 4 ESI+: 289 117 4 ESI+: 350 118 2 ESI+: 300 119 2 ESI+:300 120 2 ESI+: 275 121 2 ESI+: 336 122 4 ESI+: 294 123 4 ESI+: 319 1242 ESI+: 280 125 2 ESI+: 305 126 4 EI+: 349 127 4 EI+: 349 128 36 ND 1292 ESI+: 336 130 2 ESI+: 336 131 32 A/E+: 218 132 35 ND 133 32 A/E+: 238134 11 FAB+: 350 135 2 ESI+: 320 136 4 ESI+: 332 137 4 A/E+: 330 138 2A/E+: 318 139 11 ND 140 4 A/E+: 314 141 4 A/E+: 330 142 2 A/E+: 316 1432 A/E+: 300 144 4 A/E+: 352 145 2 A/E+: 316 146 2 A/E+: 338 147 4 ESI+:307 148 4 A/E+: 346 149 4 A/E+: 314 150 36 A/E−: 308 151 36 A/E−: 358152 11 ESI+: 369 153 35 ND 154 2 A/E+: 293 155 4 ESI+: 352 156 2 FAB+:332 157 35 A/E+: 258 158 32 A/E+: 222 159 4 A/E+: 330 160 4 A/E+: 330161 4 A/E+: 296 162 4 A/E+: 296 163 4 A/E+: 346 164 32 A/E+: 272 165 2ESI+: 337 166 2 ESI+: 316 167 2 ESI+: 316 168 2 ESI+: 282 169 2 ESI+:282 170 2 A/E+: 332 171 11 ESI+: 354 172 11 FAB+: 404 173 4 A/E+: 346,348 174 4 A/E+: 336 175 9 A/E+: 301 176 4 ND 177 2 A/E+: 332, 334 178 2A/E+: 322 179 2 A/E+: 372 180 2 ESI+: 287 181 4 A/E+: 346, 348 182 2A/E+: 332 183 4 A/E+: 330 184 4 A/E+: 316, 318 185 2 A/E+: 316 186 4A/E+: 344 187 4 ESI+: 330 188 2 ESI+: 302 189 2 ESI+: 330 190 2 ESI+:316 191 2 A/E+: 304 192 4 A/E+: 330 193 4 A/E+: 316 194 2 ND 195 4 ND196 2 A/E+: 302 197 2 A/E+: 254 198 4 A/E+: 330 199 2 A/E+: 316 200 11ESI+: 415, 417 201 4 A/E+: 396, 398 202 4 A/E+: 348 203 4 A/E+: 282 2042 A/E+: 327 205 2 A/E+: 334 206 2 A/E+: 268 207 4 A/E+: 330 208 4 ND 2092 A/E−: 314 210 5 A/E+: 316 211 2 A/E+: 296 212 4 A/E+: 342 213 2 A/E+:302 214 4 A/E+: 242 215 2 A/E+: 328 216 2 A/E+: 228 217 2 A/E+: 320 2185 A/E+: 316 219 5 A/E+: 298 220 2 A/E+: 302 221 2 A/E+: 284 222 4 A/E+:336

TABLE 43 PEx Syn Dat 223 4 A/E+: 318 224 4 A/E+: 268 225 2 ESI+: 322 2262 ESI+: 304 227 5 A/E+: 262 228 2 A/E+: 248 229 4 A/E+: 342 230 2 A/E+:254 231 2 A/E+: 321 232 2 ESI+: 328 233 19 A/E+: 329 234 4 A/E+: 334 2354 ESI+: 334 236 4 A/E+: 334 237 4 A/E+: 318 238 4 A/E+: 307 239 4 A/E+:344 240 4 A/E+: 328 241 2 ESI+: 320 242 2 ESI+: 320 243 2 ESI+: 304 2442 ESI+: 293 245 4 A/E+: 328 246 4 A/E+: 310 247 2 A/E+: 300 248 2 ESI+:330 249 11 ESI+: 364 250 2 A/E+: 282 251 2 A/E+: 300 252 4 A/E+: 346 2534 A/E+: 328 254 4 A/E+: 328 255 2 ESI+: 332 256 2 A/E+: 314 257 27 A/E+:334, 336 258 2 A/E+: 314 259 22 A/E+: 266 260 4 A/E+: 368 261 11 ESI+:378 262 2 A/E+: 354 263 4 A/E+: 360 264 2 A/E+: 332 265 2 ESI+: 320 2666 A/E+: 358 267 2 A/E+: 344 268 5 A/E+: 362, 364 269 2 ESI+: 334 270 5A/E+: 344 271 2 A/E+: 316 272 4 ND 273 5 A/E+: 302, 304 274 11 A/E+: 404275 37 A/E+: 246 276 4 ESI+: 386 277 4 ESI+: 368 278 2 A/E+: 288 279 22A/E+: 252 280 4 A/E+: 344 281 24 A/E+: 264, 266 282 2 ESI+: 372 283 2ESI+: 354 284 5 A/E+: 362, 364 285 5 A/E+: 342 286 2 A/E+: 330 287 2A/E+: 330 288 24 A/E+: 270, 272 289 5 A/E+: 328 290 5 A/E+: 332, 334 2915 A/E+: 323, 325 292 5 A/E+: 353, 355 293 2 A/E+: 314, 316 294 2 A/E+:318, 320 295 5 A/E+: 348, 350 296 5 A/E+: 330, 332 297 5 A/E+: 324 298 5A/E+: 276 299 2 A/E+: 339, 341 300 2 A/E−: 346, 348 301 2 A/E+: 334, 336302 2 A/E+: 309 303 2 A/E+: 316, 318 304 2 A/E+: 207 305 2 A/E+: 296 3065 A/E+: 317, 319 307 5 A/E+: 329, 331 308 2 A/E+: 262, 264 309 2 A/E+:303, 305 310 2 A/E+: 315, 317 311 5 A/E+: 288, 290 312 2 A/E+: 274 31311 A/E+: 350 314 4 A/E+: 332 315 11 A/E+: 368 316 4 A/E+: 350 317 2ESI+: 318 318 2 ESI+: 336 319 2 A/E+: 314 320 4 A/E+: 314 321 5 A/E+:330, 332 322 5 A/E+: 330, 332 323 2 ESI+: 300 324 2 A/E+: 316, 318 325 2A/E+: 316, 318 326 5 A/E+: 362, 364 327 5 A/E+: 346, 348 328 2 A/E+:348, 350 329 2 ND 330 5 A/E+: 341 331 2 A/E+: 327, 329 332 5 A/E+: 344,346 333 11 FAB+: 378

TABLE 44 PEx Syn Dat 334 4 A/E+: 360 335 2 A/E+: 316, 318 336 2 A/E+:332 337 38 A/E+: 204 338 11 A/E+: 336 339 4 A/E+: 300 340 2 A/E+: 277,279 341 4 A/E+: 342 342 2 ESI+: 286 343 2 A/E+: 314 344 4 A/E+: 358 3454 ESI+: 324 346 4 A/E+: 361 347 4 A/E+: 372 348 2 ESI+: 296 349 37 A/E+:250 350 2 A/E+: 333 351 2 A/E+: 344 352 4 A/E+: 340 353 4 ESI+: 380 3549 A/E+: 319 355 11 A/E+: 354 356 6 ESI+: 340 357 2 ESI+: 326 358 6 ESI+:340 359 2 ESI+: 305 360 2 A/E+: 330, 332 361 2 A/E−: 310, 312 362 4A/E+: 358 363 4 A/E+: 341, 343 364 4 ESI+: 330 365 4 ESI+: 300 366 4ESI+: 316 367 2 ESI+: 316 368 2 ESI+: 286 369 2 ESI+: 302 370 11 ESI+:382 371 2 ESI+: 328 372 4 A/E+: 346 373 2 A/E+: 330 374 4 A/E+: 363, 364375 2 A/E+: 313 376 2 A/E+: 318 377 4 A/E+: 317 378 4 A/E+: 362 379 2 ND380 30 A/E−: 270 381 4 A/E+: 354 382 2 A/E+: 334, 336 383 4 A/E+: 328384 2 ESI+: 303 385 2 A/E+: 300 386 4 A/E+: 346 387 2 A/E+: 326 388 2A/E+: 320 389 2 A/E+: 332, 334 390 4 A/E+: 350, 352 391 4 A/E+: 332, 334392 2 A/E+: 318 393 2 A/E+: 336, 338 394 9 A/E+: 335 395 4 ESI+: 301 3962 ESI+: 321 397 2 ESI+: 287 398 4 A/E+: 317 399 4 A/E+: 333, 335 400 9A/E+: 335 401 11 ESI+: 404 402 2 ESI+: 321 403 2 A/E+: 319, 321 404 4A/E+: 316, 318 405 4 A/E+: 346 406 4 A/E+: 353, 355 407 2 A/E+: 303 4082 A/E+: 332, 334 409 4 A/E+: 362, 364 410 17 A/E+: 328 411 6 ESI+: 314412 2 A/E+: 302, 304 413 2 A/E+: 300 414 2 A/E+: 339, 341 415 4 ESI+:350 416 2 ESI+: 314 417 2 A/E+: 348, 350 418 9 A/E+: 351 419 2 ESI+: 336420 4 A/E+: 350, 352 421 2 ESI+: 337 422 4 ESI+: 300 423 4 ESI+: 350 4244 ESI+: 350 425 4 ESI+: 350 426 2 ESI+: 286 427 2 ESI+: 336 428 2 ESI+:336 429 2 ESI+: 336 430 4 A/E+: 362, 364 431 4 A/E+: 366, 368 432 4A/E+: 334, 336 433 4 A/E+: 330, 332 434 5 A/E+: 360, 362 435 2 A/E+:316, 318 436 4 ESI+: 282 437 4 ESI+: 296 438 4 ESI+: 300 439 4 ESI+: 316440 5 A/E+: 379, 380 441 4 A/E+: 262, 264 442 4 A/E+: 298, 300 443 6ESI+: 326 444 2 A/E+: 348, 350

TABLE 45 PEx Syn Dat 445 4 A/E+: 368 446 2 ESI+: 268 447 2 ESI+: 282 4482 ESI+: 286 449 2 ESI+: 302 450 4 A/E+: 350, 352 451 16 ESI+: 328 452 4ESI+: 332 453 2 A/E+: 284, 286 454 2 ESI+: 336 455 2 A/E+: 336, 338 4562 ESI+: 318 457 2 A/E+: 354 458 2 A/E+: 332, 334 459 4 ESI+: 360, 362460 4 ESI+: 376, 378, 380 461 4 ESI+: 334 462 2 A/E+: 248, 250 463 4ESI+: 334 464 6 A/E+: 312, 314 465 2 ESI+: 352, 354, 356 466 2 ESI+:320, 322 467 4 ESI+: 366, 368, 370 468 4 ESI+: 334, 336 469 2 A/E+: 351,353 470 2 A/E+: 320, 322 471 2 ESI+: 320 472 2 ESI+: 320 473 2 A/E+:350, 352 474 2 ESI+: 282 475 2 A/E+: 315 476 2 ND 477 15 ESI+: 330 478 2A/E+: 316 479 4 ESI+: 394, 396, 398 480 6 ESI+: 330, 332 481 4 A/E+:352, 354 482 4 A/E+: 334, 336 483 14 A/E+: 371 484 4 ESI+: 361, 363 4856 A/E+: 315 486 2 ESI+: 338, 340 487 2 A/E+: 320, 322 488 4 ESI+: 350,352 489 4 ESI+: 330 490 4 ESI+: 346 491 4 ESI+: 346 492 4 ESI+: 318 4932 ESI+: 336, 338 494 2 ESI+: 316, 318 495 4 ESI+: 312, 314 496 4 ESI+:330 497 2 ND 498 2 ESI+: 316 499 2 ESI+: 332 500 2 ESI+: 332 501 2 ESI+:304 502 6 ESI+: 297 503 4 ESI+: 326 504 2 ESI+: 298 505 2 ESI+: 283 5062 ESI+: 316, 318 507 2 ESI+: 312, 315 508 12 ESI+: 302 509 12 ESI+: 318510 6 ESI+: 308 511 9 ESI+: 379, 381 512 17 ESI+: 310 513 16 ESI+: 310514 21 ESI+: 332 515 6 ESI+: 327 516 2 ESI+: 318 517 16 ESI+: 329 518 21ESI+: 351 519 2 ESI+: 337 520 2 ESI+: 296

TABLE 46 PEx Dat (NMR) 128 DMSO-d₆: 1.70 (6H, s), 7.94-7.96 (1H, m),8.04-8.06 (2H, m), 8.84-8.87 (1H, m), 11.65-11.68 (1H, brs) 139 CDCl₃:4.04 (3H, s), 7.60 (1H, d, J = 6 Hz), 8.57 (1H, s), 8.74 (1H, s), 9.20(1H, d, J = 6 Hz) 208 CDCl₃: 1.54 (6H, s), 3.93 (3H, s), 7.23-7.35 (3H,m), 7.40 (1H, d, J = 4 Hz), 8.19 (1H, s), 8.23 (1H, s), 9.08 (1H, d, J =4 Hz) 272 CDCl₃: 2.83 (3H, s), 2.88 (3H, s), 3.89 (3H, s), 7.18-7.27(2H, m), 7.41-7.45 (2H, m), 7.98 (1H, s), 8.14 (1H, s)

TABLE 47 Ex Sal Str 1 2HCl

2 Fum

3 2HCl

4 2HCl

5 2HCl

6 2HCl

7 2HCl

8 2HCl

9 2HCl

10 2HCl

11 2HCl

12 2HCl

13 2HCl

TABLE 48 Ex Sal Str 14 2HCl

15 2HCl

16 2HCl

17 2HCl

18 2HCl

19 2HCl

20 2HCl

21 2HCl

22 2HCl

23 2HCl

24 2HCl

25 HCl

26 2HCl

27 HCl

TABLE 49 Ex Sal Str 28 HCl

29 HCl

30 HCl

31 HCl

32 2HCl

33 2HCl

34 HCl

35 2HCl

36 2HCl

37 2HCl

38 2HCl

39 2HCl

TABLE 50 Ex Sal Str 40 2HCl

41 2HCl

42 2HCl

43 2HCl

44 2HCl

45 2HCl

46 2HCl

47 2HCl

48 2HCl

49 2HCl

50 2HCl

51 2HCl

TABLE 51 Ex Sal Str 52 3HCl

53 HCl

54 2HCl

55 2HCl

56 2HCl

57 2HCl

58 2HCl

59 2HCl

60 2HCl

61 2HCl

62 2HCl

63 2HCl

64 2HCl

TABLE 52 Ex Sal Str 65 2HCl

66 2HCl

67 2HCl

68 2HCl

69 2HCl

70 2HCl

71 2HCl

72 —

73 2HCl

74 2HCl

75 2HCl

76 2HCl

77 2HCl

78 2HCl

TABLE 53 Ex Sal Str 79 2HCl

80 2HCl

81 2HCl

82 2HCl

83 2HCl

84 2HCl

85 2HCl

86 2HCl

87 2HCl

88 2HCl

89 2HCl

90 Fum

TABLE 54 Ex Sal Str 91 HCl

92 Fum

93 2HCl

94 2HCl

95 2HCl

96 2HCl

97 2HCl

98 2HCl

99 2HCl

100 2HCl

101 2HCl

102 2HCl

103 2HCl

TABLE 55 Ex Sal Str 104 3HCl

105 2HCl

106 3HCl

107 2HCl

108 2HCl

109 2HCl

110 2HCl

111 2HCl

112 2HCl

113 2HCl

114 2HCl

115 2HCl

TABLE 56 Ex Sal Str 116 2HCl

117 2HCl

118 2HCl

119 2HCl

120 2HCl

121 2HCl

122 2HCl

123 2HCl

124 2HCl

125 2HCl

126 2HCl

127 3HCl

TABLE 57 Ex Sal Str 128 2HCl

129 2HCl

130 2HCl

131 3HCl

132 2HCl

133 Fum

134 2HCl

135 Fum

136 Fum

137 Fum

138 Fum

139 Fum

140 2Fum

TABLE 58 Ex Sal Str 141 Fum

142 Fum

143 Fum

144 Fum

145 Fum

146 Fum

147 Fum

148 Fum

149 Fum

150 Fum

151 Fum

152 Fum

TABLE 59 Ex Sal Str 153 Fum

154 Fum

155 Fum

156 Fum

157 Fum

158 Fum

159 Fum

160 Fum

161 Fum

162 Fum

163 Fum

164 Fum

TABLE 60 Ex Sal Str 165 Fum

166 Fum

167 Fum

168 Fum

169 Fum

170 Fum

171 Fum

172 Fum

173 Fum

174 Fum

175 Fum

176 Fum

TABLE 61 Ex Sal Str 177 Fum

178 Fum

179 Fum

180 Fum

181 Fum

182 Fum

183 Fum

184 Fum

185 Fum

186 Fum

187 Fum

188 Fum

TABLE 62 Ex Sal Str 189 Fum

190 Fum

191 Fum

192 Fum

193 Fum

194 Fum

195 Fum

196 Fum

197 HCl

198 Fum

199 Fum

200 Fum

TABLE 63 Ex Sal Str 201 Fum

202 Fum

203 Fum

204 Fum

205 Fum

206 Fum

207 Fum

208 Fum

209 2HCl

210 Fum

211 Fum

212 Fum

TABLE 64 Ex Sal Str 213 Fum

214 Fum

215 Fum

216 Fum

217 Fum

218 Fum

219 Fum

220 Fum

221 Fum

222 Fum

223 Fum

224 Fum

TABLE 65 Ex Sal Str 225 HCl

226 HCl

227 2HCl

228 Fum

TABLE 66 Ex Dat 1 ESI+: 345 2 ESI+: 375 3 ESI+: 359 4 ESI+: 291 5 ESI+:345 6 ESI+: 359 7 ESI+: 357 8 ESI+: 361 9 ESI+: 359 10 ESI+: 359 11ESI+: 343 12 ESI+: 316 13 ESI+: 361 14 ESI+: 343 15 ESI+: 343 16 ESI+:305 17 ESI+: 359 18 ESI+: 359 19 ESI+: 359 20 ESI+: 361 21 ESI+: 343 22ESI+: 343 23 ESI+: 375 24 ESI+: 373 25 ESI+: 377 26 ESI+: 427 27 ESI+:393 28 ESI+: 377 29 ESI+: 361 30 ESI+: 388 31 ESI+: 341 32 ESI+: 341 33ESI+: 316 34 ESI+: 377 35 ESI+: 321 36 ESI+: 346 37 ESI+: 377 38 ESI+:377 39 ESI+: 359 40 ESI+: 357 41 ESI+: 357 42 ESI+: 341 43 ESI+: 379 44ESI+: 341 45 ESI+: 373, 375 46 ESI+: 373 47 ESI+: 373 48 ESI+: 357 49ESI+: 357 50 ESI+: 323 51 ESI+: 323 52 ESI+: 328 53 ESI+: 413 54 ESI+:363 55 ESI+: 373 56 ESI+: 357 57 ESI+: 343 58 ESI+: 371 59 ESI+: 357 60ESI+: 361 61 ESI+: 357 62 ESI+: 295 63 ESI+: 343 64 ESI+: 357 65 ESI+:375 66 ESI+: 309 67 ESI+: 357 68 ESI+: 337 69 ESI+: 343 70 ESI+: 369 71ESI+: 269 72 ESI+: 370 73 ESI+: 343, 345 74 ESI+: 325, 327 75 ESI+: 29576 ESI+: 289 77 ESI+: 369, 371 78 ESI+: 371 79 ESI+: 341 80 A/E+: 341 81ESI+: 385 82 A/E+: 323 83 ESI+: 373 84 ESI+: 355 85 ESI+: 355 86 ESI+:395 87 ESI+: 373 88 ESI+: 375, 377 89 ESI+: 357 90 ESI+: 413 91 ESI+:371, 373 92 ESI+: 395 93 ESI+: 355, 357 94 A/E+: 371 95 ESI+: 359, 36196 A/E+: 389, 391 97 ESI+: 380, 382 98 ESI+: 350, 352 99 ESI+: 375, 377100 ESI+: 393, 395 101 ESI+: 357, 359 102 ESI+: 329, 331 103 ESI+: 303,305 104 ESI+: 344, 346 105 ESI+: 337 106 ESI+: 356, 358 107 ESI+: 315,317 108 ESI+: 355 109 ESI+: 357, 359 110 ESI+: 357, 359 111 ESI+: 389,391

TABLE 67 Ex Dat 112 ESI+: 373, 375 113 ESI+: 368 114 ESI+: 373 115 ESI+:357 116 ESI+: 318 117 ESI+: 355 118 ESI+: 337 119 ESI+: 385 120 ESI+:374 121 ESI+: 371, 373 122 ESI+: 353, 355 123 ESI+: 359 124 ESI+: 375,377 125 ESI+: 341 126 ESI+: 371, 373 127 ESI+: 354, 356 128 ESI+: 375,377 129 ESI+: 367 130 ESI+: 373, 375 131 ESI+: 356 132 ESI+: 391, 393133 FAB+: 291 134 ESI+: 343 135 ESI+: 359 136 ESI+: 343 137 ESI+: 359138 ESI+: 359 139 ESI+: 316 140 ESI+: 350 141 ESI+: 334 142 ESI+: 379143 ESI+: 370 144 ESI+: 363 145 ESI+: 345 146 ESI+: 361 147 ESI+: 361148 ESI+: 345 149 ESI+: 362 150 ESI+: 334 151 ESI+: 361 152 ESI+: 359153 A/E+: 359 154 ESI+: 377 155 ESI+: 341 156 ESI+: 367 157 ESI+: 346158 ESI+: 369 159 ESI+: 357 160 ESI+: 327 161 ESI+: 343 162 ESI+: 361163 ESI+: 344 164 ESI+: 362 165 ESI+: 328 166 ESI+: 373 167 ESI+: 359,361 168 ESI+: 377, 379 169 ESI+: 360, 362 170 ESI+: 341 171 ESI+: 362172 ESI+: 355 173 ESI+: 344, 346 174 ESI+: 373, 375 175 ESI+: 343, 345176 ESI+: 377, 379 177 ESI+: 389, 391 178 ESI+: 378 179 ESI+: 327 180ESI+: 377 181 ESI+: 377 182 ESI+: 377 183 ESI+: 377, 379 184 ESI+: 380,382 185 ESI+: 357, 359 186 ESI+: 389, 391 187 ESI+: 377 188 ESI+: 309189 ESI+: 323 190 ESI+: 327 191 ESI+: 343 192 ESI+: 323 193 ESI+: 339,341 194 ESI+: 325 195 ESI+: 377, 379 196 ESI+: 395 197 ESI+: 357 198ESI+: 289, 291 199 ESI+: 359 200 ESI+: 361 201 ESI+: 361 202 ESI+: 357203 ESI+: 373 204 ESI+: 373 205 ESI+: 345 206 ESI+: 357, 359 207 ESI+:342 208 ESI+: 324 209 ESI+: 361, 363 210 ESI+: 393, 395 211 ESI+: 361,363 212 ESI+: 379, 381 213 ESI+: 339, 341 214 ESI+: 361, 363 215 ESI+:359 216 ESI+: 343 217 ESI+: 343 218 ESI+: 359 219 ESI+: 337 220 ESI+:357, 359 221 ESI+: 377, 379 222 ESI+: 353

TABLE 68 Ex Dat 223 ESI+: 378 224 ESI+: 357 225 ESI+: 291 226 ESI+: 345227 ESI+: 345 228 ESI+: 327

TABLE 69 Ex Dat (NMR-DMSO-d⁶) 2 5.03 (2H, s), 5.51 (1H, brs), 6.62 (2H,s), 7.45-7.51 (2H, m), 8.25 (1H, d, J = 8.8 Hz), 8.32 (1H, s), 8.51 (1H,dd, J = 8.8, 1.6 Hz), 8.66 (1H, s) 6 2.80 (3H, s), 7.44-7.52 (2H, m),7.73 (1H, s), 8.24 (1H, d, J = 8.9 Hz), 8.37 (1H, brs), 8.47 (1H, dd, J= 8.8, 2.0 Hz), 8.54 (2H, brs), 8.74 (2H, brs) 17 1.99 (3H, s), 7.50(2H, t, J = 7.8 Hz), 8.23 (1H, s), 8.28 (1H, d, J = 8.8 Hz), 8.42-8.46(1H, m), 8.57 (2H, brs), 8.78 (2H, brs), 9.15 (1H, s) 31 2.28 (3H, s),7.31-7.40 (1H, m), 7.50-7.59 (2H, m), 8.09 (1H, s), 8.24 (1H, d, J = 8.8Hz), 8.41-8.47 (1H, m), 8.55 (2H, brs), 8.70 (2H, brs), 9.09 (1H, s) 607.36-7.40 (1H, m), 7.56-7.67 (2H, m), 8.15 (1H, s), 8.33 (1H, d, J = 8Hz), 8.51 (1H, d, J = 8 Hz), 8.56 (2H, brs), 8.68 (2H, brs), 9.23 (1H,s), 12.33 (1H, brs) 73 7.45-7.50 (2H, m), 7.55-7.58 (2H, m), 8.12 (1H,s), 8.30 (1H, d, J = 8 Hz), 8.51 (1H, d, J = 8 Hz), 8.56 (2H, brs), 8.66(2H, brs), 9.19 (1H, s), 12.22 (1H, brs) 74 7.47-7.49 (2H, m), 7.60-7.64(2H, m), 8.12 (1H, s), 8.30 (1H, d, J = 8 Hz), 8.55 (2H, d, J = 8 Hz),8.58 (2H, brs), 8.67 (2H, brs), 9.18 (1H, s), 12.23 (1H, brs) 957.51-7.54 (1H, m), 7.59-7.69 (3H, m), 7.75-7.77 (1H, m), 7.94 (1H, s),8.31-8.34 (1H, m), 8.58-8.60 (3H, m), 8.69 (2H, brs), 9.24 (1H, s) 1082.23 (3H, s), 2.87 (3H, s), 7.35-7.40 (1H, m), 7.48-7.60 (2H, m), 8.05(1H, s), 8.30 (1H, d, J = 8 Hz), 8.52 (1H, d, J = 8 Hz), 8.58 (2H, brs),8.73 (2H, brs), 12.34 (1H, brs) 109 1.96 (3H, s), 7.26-7.39 (3H, m),7.95 (1H, s), 8.31 (1H, d, J = 10 Hz), 8.59 (1H, d, J = 10 Hz), 8.64(2H, brs), 8.78 (2H, brs), 9.20 (1H, s) 114 2.26 (3H, s), 2.87 (3H, s),7.50-7.54 (2H, m), 8.20 (1H, s), 8.29 (1H, d, J = 9.0 Hz), 8.51 (1H, d,J = 9.0 Hz), 8.62 (2H, brs), 8.83 (2H, brs), 9.12 (1H, s) 115 2.86 (3H,s), 7.44-7.53 (4H, m), 7.99 (1H, s), 8.21 (1H, d, J = 8 Hz), 8.41 (1H,d, J = 8 Hz), 8.53 (4H, brs), 11.98 (1H, brs) 117 2.25 (3H, s), 2.85(3H, s), 7.40-7.44 (2H, m), 7.74-7.78 (1H, m), 8.02 (1H, s), 8.26 (1H,d, J = 10 Hz), 8.54 (1H, d, J = 10 Hz), 8.61 (2H, brs), 8.74 (2H, brs),9.12 (1H, s) 126 2.17 (3H, s), 2.86 (3H, s), 7.48-7.51 (2H, m), 7.78(1H, dd, J = 8.2, 2.1 Hz), 7.90 (1H, d, J = 1.8 Hz), 8.28 (1H, d, J =8.8 Hz), 8.51 (1H, d, J = 8.9 Hz), 8.56 (2H, brs), 8.72 (2H, brs) 1416.62 (2H, s), 7.82-7.86 (1H, m), 7.94 (1H, d, J = 7.9 Hz), 8.00 (1H, d,J = 5.6 Hz), 8.09 (1H, d, J = 8.6 Hz), 8.13 (1H, d, J = 9.6 Hz), 8.36(1H, s), 8.49 (1H, d, J = 8.6 Hz), 8.67 (1H, d, J = 5.7 Hz) 144 6.63(2H, s), 7.50 (2H, t, J = 8.2 Hz), 8.24 (1H, d, J = 8.7 Hz), 8.35 (1H,s), 8.63 (1H, d, J = 8.7 Hz), 8.72 (1H, s)

TABLE 70 Ex Dat (NMR-DMSO-d⁶) 147 6.63 (2H, s), 7.51 (1H, t, J = 8.4Hz), 7.61 (1H, d, J = 8.0 Hz), 7.65-7.74 (1H, m), 8.19 (1H, s), 8.24(1H, d, J = 8.7 Hz), 8.60-8.66 (1H, m), 8.71 (1H, s) 148 6.63 (2H, s),7.38 (2H, t, J = 8.0 Hz), 7.67-7.80 (1H, m), 8.24 (1H, d, J = 8.7 Hz),8.32 (1H, brs), 8.60-8.64 (1H, m), 8.71 (1H, d, J = 1.7 Hz) 149 6.63(2H, s), 8.34 (1H, s), 8.35 (1H, d, J = 8.9 Hz), 8.69 (1H, d, J = 8.9Hz), 8.87 (2H, s), 8.91 (1H, s) 151 6.63 (2H, s), 7.42-7.49 (1H, m),7.59-7.65 (1H, m), 7.68-7.73 (1H, m), 8.21 (1H, d, J = 8.7 Hz), 8.24(1H, s), 8.59 (1H, d, J = 8.7 Hz), 8.64 (1H, s) 152 2.69 (3H, s), 6.63(2H, s), 7.45-7.49 (2H, m), 8.16 (1H, d, J = 8.8 Hz), 8.30 (1H, s), 8.53(1H, d, J = 8.8 Hz), 8.54 (1H, s) 156 0.89-0.94 (2H, m), 1.12-1.17 (2H,m), 2.42-2.48 (1H, m), 6.62 (2H, s), 7.32-7.38 (2H, m), 7.66-7.73 (1H,m), 8.28 (1H, s), 8.43 (1H, s), 8.47 (1H, d, J = 8.8 Hz), 8.53-8.56 (1H,m) 157 6.63 (2H, s), 8.29 (1H, d, J = 8.7 Hz), 8.33 (1H, brs), 8.62-8.67(1H, m), 8.79 (1H, d, J = 1.8 Hz), 8.87 (2H, s) 158 1.46 (6H, d, J = 7.2Hz), 3.75-3.85 (1H, m), 6.62 (2H, s), 7.32-7.38 (2H, m), 7.66-7.73 (1H,m), 8.28-8.31 (2H, m), 8.50-8.53 (1H, m), 8.62 (1H, s) 159 3.67 (3H, s),6.63 (2H, s), 7.03 (1H, t, J = 8.5 Hz), 7.11 (1H, d, J = 8.5 Hz),7.56-7.64 (1H, m), 8.18 (1H, d, J = 8.7 Hz), 8.23 (1H, s), 8.57-8.61(1H, m), 8.63 (1H, d, J = 1.9 Hz) 160 6.63 (2H, s), 7.41-7.50 (2H, m),7.56-7.70 (2H, m), 8.21 (1H, d, J = 8.7 Hz), 8.42 (1H, brs), 8.58-8.64(1H, m), 8.66 (1H, d, J = 1.9 Hz) 161 6.63 (2H, s), 7.51-7.65 (3H, m),7.68-7.72 (1H, m), 8.20 (1H, d, J = 8.8 Hz), 8.23 (1H, s), 8.57-8.62(1H, m), 8.64 (1H, d, J = 1.9 Hz) 162 6.63 (2H, s), 7.38-7.42 (2H, m),7.72-7.74 (1H, m), 8.30-8.34 (2H, m), 8.66-8.67 (1H, m), 8.88 (1H, s)164 6.63 (2H, s), 8.20 (1H, s), 8.28 (1H, d, J = 8.7 Hz), 8.62-8.67 (1H,m), 8.78 (1H, d, J = 1.8 Hz), 8.89 (1H, s), 8.92 (1H, s) 169 6.63 (2H,s), 7.69 (1H, d, J = 5.2 Hz), 8.22 (1H, s), 8.31 (1H, d, J = 8.8 Hz),8.66 (1H, d, J = 8.8 Hz), 8.78 (1H, d, J = 5.2 Hz), 8.84 (1H, s), 8.92(1H, s) 170 2.69 (3H, s), 6.62 (2H, s), 7.32-7.39 (2H, m), 7.66-7.73(1H, m), 8.15 (1H, d, J = 8.8 Hz), 8.28 (1H, brs), 8.41-8.54 (2H, m) 1716.62 (2H, s), 8.20 (1H, s), 8.28 (1H, d, J = 8.7 Hz), 8.62-8.67 (1H, m),8.78 (1H, d, J = 1.8 Hz), 8.89 (1H, s), 8.92 (1H, s)

TABLE 71 Ex Dat (NMR-DMSO-d⁶) 172 1.39 (3H, t, J = 7.6 Hz), 3.15 (2H, q,J = 7.6 Hz), 6.63 (2H, s), 7.32-7.39 (2H, m), 7.66-7.74 (1H, m), 8.22(1H, d, J = 8.8 Hz), 8.29 (1H, s), 8.50-8.56 (2H, m) 174 3.68 (3H, s),6.63 (2H, s), 6.96-7.01 (1H, m), 7.16-7.19 (1H, m), 7.40-7.44 (1H, m),8.21 (1H, d, J = 8 Hz), 8.35 (1H, brs), 8.59 (1H, d, J = 8 Hz), 8.72(1H, s) 176 6.62 (2H, s), 7.44-7.49 (1H, m), 7.63-7.67 (1H, m),7.71-7.74 (1H, m), 8.25-8.28 (2H, m), 8.63-8.65 (1H, m), 8.78 (1H, s)187 6.63 (2H, s), 7.38-7.44 (2H, m), 7.70 (1H, t, J = 54 Hz), 7.72-7.79(1H, m), 8.32 (1H, d, J = 8.8 Hz), 8.39 (1H, s), 8.62-8.65 (1H, m), 8.92(1H, s) 192 2.67 (3H, s), 6.62 (2H, s), 7.40-7.45 (2H, m), 7.54-7.66(2H, m), 8.12 (1H, d, J = 8.8 Hz), 8.40 (1H, brs), 8.49-8.52 (2H, m) 1932.67 (3H, s), 6.62 (2H, s), 7.48-7.61 (3H, m), 7.65-7.68 (1H, m), 8.11(1H, d, J = 8.8 Hz), 8.21 (1H, d, J = 1.5 Hz), 8.47-8.52 (2H, m) 2062.69 (3H, s), 6.62 (2H, s), 7.45-7.50 (1H, m), 7.58 (1H, d, J = 8.0 Hz),7.64-7.70 (1H, m), 8.13-8.16 (2H, m), 8.51-8.54 (2H, m) 207 2.72 (3H,s), 6.62 (2H, s), 8.20 (1H, d, J = 8.8 Hz), 8.27 (1H, brs), 8.54-8.56(1H, m), 8.59 (1H, brs), 8.84 (2H, s) 208 2.70 (3H, s), 6.62 (2H, s),7.67-7.70 (1H, m), 8.17 (1H, d, J = 8.8 Hz), 8.38 (1H, brs), 8.51-8.56(2H, m), 8.66-8.68 (1H, m), 8.83 (1H, brs) 215 6.62 (2H, s), 7.44-7.81(5H, m), 8.29 (1H, d, J = 8.7 Hz), 8.49 (1H, brs), 8.59- 8.62 (1H,m),8.87 (1H, s) 219 1.37 (3H, t, J = 7.5 Hz), 3.13 (2H, q, J = 7.5 Hz),6.62 (2H, s), 7.40-7.45 (2H, m), 7.55-7.65 (2H, m), 8.18 (1H, d, J = 8.8Hz), 8.40 (1H, brs), 8.48-8.52 (2H, m) 223 6.63 (2H, s), 7.73 (1H, t, J= 54 Hz), 8.35-8.39 (2H, m), 8.66 (1H, dd, J = 8.8, 1.6 Hz), 8.89 (2H,s), 8.97 (1H, s) 224 5.03 (2H, s), 5.49 (1H, brs), 6.62 (2H, s),7.33-7.39 (2H, m), 7.67-7.74 (1H, m), 8.24 (1H, d, J = 8.8 Hz), 8.29(1H, brs), 8.50-8.53 (1H, m), 8.65 (1H, s)

TABLE 72 PEx Str 521

522

523

524

525

526

527

528

529

530

TABLE 73 PEx Str 531

532

533

534

535

536

537

538

539

540

TABLE 74 PEx Str 541

542

543

544

545

546

547

548

549

550

TABLE 75 PEx Str 551

552

553

554

555

556

557

558

559

560

TABLE 76 PEx Str 561

562

563

564

565

TABLE 77 PEx Syn Dat 521 521 A/E+: 346 522 522 ESI+: 362, 364 523 523ESI+: 319 524 2 ESI+: 336 525 4 ESI+: 348, 350 526 2 ESI+: 334, 336 5274 ESI+: 332, 334 528 2 ESI+: 318, 320 529 4 ESI+: 346, 348 530 2 ESI+:332, 334 531 2 ESI+: 302, 304 532 2 ESI+: 350, 352 533 4 ESI+: 364, 366534 4 A/E+: 358, 360 535 4 ESI+: 330 536 4 ESI+: 346 537 2 ESI+: 348,350 538 4 A/E+: 346, 348 539 12 ESI+: 318 540 12 ESI+: 302 541 2 ESI+:316 542 2 ESI+: 332 543 4 ESI+: 364 544 6 ESI+: 356 545 2 NMR-DMSO-d₆:3.60 (1H, s), 6.88 (2H, d, J = 8 Hz), 7.53 (1H, t, J = 8 Hz), 8.16 (1H,brs), 8.31 (1H, d, J = 8 Hz), 8.37 (1H, d, J = 8 Hz), 8.82 (1H, s) 546 2ESI+: 342

TABLE 78 Ex Syn Dat 547 17 ESI+: 329 548 2 ESI+: 315 549 2 A/E+: 350,352 550 4 NMR-DMSO-d₆: 2.37 (3H, brs), 3,89 (3H, s), 7.34 (1H, t, J = 8Hz), 7.42 (1H, t, J = 8 Hz), 7.56 (1H, t, J = 8 Hz), 8.36-8.46 (3H, m),8.91 (1H, s) 551 2 A/E+: 332, 334 552 2 A/E+: 316 553 4 ESI+: 330 554 2A/E+: 316 555 9 ESI+: 391 556 4 A/E+: 350, 352 557 2 ESI+: 305 558 4ESI+: 316, 318 559 4 A/E+: 378, 380 560 2 A/E+: 382, 384 561 2 A/E+: 332562 521 ESI+: 328 563 2 ESI+: 314 564 521 ESI+: 344, 346 565 2 A/E+:330, 332

TABLE 79 Ex Sal Str 229 Fum

230 Fum

231 Fum

232 Fum

233 Fum

234 Fum

235 Fum

236 Fum

237 Fum

238 Fum

TABLE 80 Ex Sal Str 239 Fum

240 Fum

241 Fum

242 Fum

243 Fum

244 Fum

245 Fum

246 Fum

247 Fum

248 Fum

TABLE 81 Ex Sal Str 249 Fum

250 Fum

251 Fum

TABLE 82 Ex Dat 229 ESI+: 377, 379 230 ESI+: 375, 377 231 ESI+: 359, 361232 ESI+: 373, 375 233 ESI+: 343, 345 234 ESI+: 391, 393 235 ESI+: 389,391 236 ESI+: 359 237 ESI+: 357 238 ESI+: 373 239 ESI+: 343 240 ESI+:383 241 ESI+: 356 242 ESI+: 385 243 ESI+: 373 244 ESI+: 391 245 ESI+:357 246 ESI+: 357, 359 247 ESI+: 346 248 ESI+: 423, 425 249 ESI+: 373250 ESI+: 355 251 ESI+: 371, 373

TEST EXAMPLES

Pharmacological activities of compound of formula (I) were confirmed bythe following tests.

Test Example 1 Acquisition of HEK293 Cells for Forced Expressions of aHuman 5-HT_(5A) Receptor

The ORF (open reading frame; protein coding region) of a human 5-HT_(5A)receptor (Genbank AF498985) was cloned from a human hippocampus cDNAlibrary, and then inserted into a pCR2.1 vector (Invitrogen), andEscherichia coli containing the plasmid was cultured in a large amount.Next, the full-length cDNA sequence of the human 5-HT_(5A) receptor wasanalyzed, and recombined into a pCDNA3.1 vector (Invitrogen) as anexpression vector and cultured in a large amount. HEK293 establishedcells (ATCC) derived from the human fetal kidney were seeded, theexpression plasmid (1 μg) obtained above were added thereto withLIPOFECTAMINE 2000 (Invitrogen; 2 μl), the gene was transfected intoHEK293 cells, and the expression cells were screened with adrug-resistant marker, Geneticin (G418 sulfate 500 μg/ml; Kanto ChemicalCo., Inc.). Thus prepared recombinant cells which expressed the genewere cultured in a medium containing D-MEM (Dulbecco's modified eaglemedium, Sigma), 10% FCS (Fetal calf serum: fetal bovine serum), 1%Pc./Sm (Penicillin/Streptomycin, Invitrogen), and 500 μg/ml G418 for 3days. These experimental operations followed a manual for gene operationexperiment and an instruction appended in a reagent, and the like, suchas a known method (Sambrook, J. et al, Molecular Cloning-A LaboratoryManual”, Cold Spring Harabor laboratory, NY, 1989).

Test Example 2 Test on a Human 5-HT_(5A) Receptor Binding Inhibition

(1) Preparation of a Membrane from HEK293 Cells for Forced Expressionsof a Human 5-HT_(5A) Receptor

HEK293 cells for forced expressions of a human 5-HT_(5A) receptor werecultured in a F500 plate, and scraped with a scraper. Aftercentrifugation, the precipitate was collected, and an incubation buffer(50 mM Tris (HCl) (pH 7.4), 10 mM MgSO₄, and 0.5 mM EDTA(ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid)) was added thereto. Afterhomogenization, it was further centrifuged, and the incubation bufferwas added to the precipitate, followed by thoroughly suspending. Theoperation was repeated, and protein concentration was measured, therebycompleting preparation of the membrane.

(2) Test on a Human 5-HT_(5A) Receptor Binding Inhibition

A solution of the compound to be tested and 100 μM 5-CT(5-carboxamidetriptamine) in DMSO was added to a 96-well plate at 2μl/well, suspended in an incubation buffer, and a membrane from HEK293cells for forced expressions of a human 5-HT_(5A) receptor prepared at200 μg/ml was added at 100 μl/well. After incubation at room temperaturefor 15 minutes, a [³H]5-CT solution (2 nM [³H]5-CT, incubation buffer)was added thereto at 100 μl/well.

Separately, 100 μl of the solution was distributed into a liquidscintillation vial, and 2 ml of Aquasol II (registered trademark) wasadded thereto, followed by stirring. Then, radioactivity was measured bya liquid scintillation counter. It was incubated at 37° C. for 60minutes. The reaction mixture was sucked into 96-well GF/C filter platethat had been pre-treated with 0.2% polyethyleneimine, and washed sixtimes with an ice-cooled, 50 mM Tris (pH 7.5) buffer. The GF/C filterplate was dried.

Microscint TMPS (registered trademark) was added thereto at 40 μl/well.Radioactivity remaining on the GF/C filter plate was measured by a topcounter.

The [³H]5-CT binding inhibiting activity by the compound to be tested ineach experiment was determined as an IC₅₀ value with a radioactivityupon addition of DMSO alone being 0% inhibition, and a radioactivityupon addition of 1 μM 5-CT being 100% inhibition. Separately, Ki valueswere calculated from the Kd value of the [³H]5-CT determined fromScatchard analysis, by the following equation.

Ki=IC ₅₀(1+Concentraion of ligand added/Kd(4.95 nM))

As a result of this test, it was demonstrated that compound of formula(I) has a potent human 5-HT_(5A) receptor binding inhibiting activity.

The compounds of Examples 1, 3, 5, 8 to 11, 13, 15 to 17, 19, 23, 24,27, 31, 32, 39 to 42, 44, 46 to 51, 55 to 58, 61, 62, 65 to 67, 69, 70,73, 74, 77, 83 to 85, 88, 89, 91, 93 to 99, 101, 102, 104, 107 to 117,121, 123, 126, 130, 132, 134 to 138, 141, 142, 144 to 154, 157, 159 to161, 164, 166 to 172, 175 to 190, 192 to 195, 197, 198, 200, 201, 203,206 to 211, 213, 214, 216 to 222, and 226 showed Ki values rangingbetween 1 nM and 10 nM, respectively; the compounds of Examples 2, 4, 6,7, 14, 18, 20 to 22, 25, 28 to 30, 33 to 36, 43, 45, 52, 54, 59, 63, 64,68, 71, 75, 76, 78 to 82, 86, 87, 90, 100, 103, 105, 106, 118 to 120,122, 124, 125, 127 to 129, 131, 133, 140, 143, 155, 156, 158, 163, 165,173, 174, 191, 196, 199, 202, 204, 205, 212, 215, 224, 227, and 228showed Ki values ranging between 10 nM and 100 nM, respectively; and thecompounds of Examples 12, 37, 92, 139, and 225 showed Ki values rangingbetween 100 nM and 300 nM, respectively.

The Ki values of several compounds of Examples are shown in Tablesbelow.

TABLE 83 Ex Ki [nM] 6 13 60 1.3 147 1.6 148 1.4 151 4.1 152 1.3 114 3.7157 5.3 159 7.1 160 3.3 161 3.4 162 1.2 164 4.7 170 1.9 171 6.2 187 4.6192 1.8 211 2.3

As described above, it was confirmed that compound of formula (I) has5-HT_(5A) receptor affinity.

Test Example 3 Evaluation of Various Drugs Towards the Drugs(Methamphetamine, MK-801) which Increase Quantity of Motion in Mice(Method for Measuring Quantity of Motion by IR Irradiation)

The improvement effect of compound of formula (I) on schizophrenia wasevaluated by measuring the quantity of motion inhibited byadministration of the compound in a model in which the symptoms wereinduced by methamphetamine (hereinafter abbreviated as MAP) and MK-801.

(1) Animal

Species: Male ICR mouse

(2) Operation Procedure

The animal was taken out of a breeding cage, orally administered with atest compound, and then placed into a cage for breeding. After 30minutes, the animal was put into a cage for measurement, and thequantity of motion with the test compound alone was measured. Further,after 30 to 90 minutes, the animal was taken out, and subcutaneously orintraperitoneally administered with a drug for increasing the quantityof motion (MAP; 1.5 mg/kg or MK-801; 0.3 mg/kg, dissolved inphysiological saline, respectively). Then, the quantity of motion for acertain period of time (60 minutes) was measured using a device formeasuring the quantity of motion (CompACT AMS manufactured by MuromachiKikai Co., Ltd.) by means of an infrared sensor.

(3) Analysis

For a normal mouse (a mouse administered with physiological saline) anda mouse administered with a drug for increasing the quantity of motion,a Student's T test was performed for evaluation for each interval. For agroup administered with the test compound, an assay was performed usinga solvent (vehicle) group and a Dunnett's T test. For the evaluation, ifthere was a significant difference (P<0.05), it was considered thatthere is an effect.

As a result of this test, compound of formula (I) inhibited the increasein the quantity of motion of the mouse. For example, the compounds ofExamples 73, 148, 157, 160, 187, and 192 significantly inhibited thehyperactivity induced by MK-801 at doses of 0.1 mg/kg, 0.03 mg/kg, 0.03mg/kg, 0.01 mg/kg, 0.01 mg/kg, and 0.01 mg/kg, respectively. Further,the compound of Example 148 significantly inhibited the hyperactivityinduced by MAP at a dose of 0.1 mg/kg.

As described above, it was confirmed that compound of formula (I) has animprovement effect for the increase of the quantity of motion(hyperactivity) which is a symptom of schizophrenia.

Test Example 4 Improvement Effect on Spontaneous Alternation BehaviorInduced by Scoporamine or MK-801 in Mice

The improvement effect of compound of formula (I) on cognitiveimpairment of dementia and schizophrenia was evaluated by a known testmethod as a model with short-term learning disorder.

(1) Animal

Species: Male ddY mouse

(2) Measurement Method

After 10 to 30 minutes from oral administration of the test compound,0.5 mg/kg of Scoporamine or 0.15 mg/kg of MK-801 (in the case of anormal group, physiological saline was administered) wasintraperitoneally administered. After 20 minutes, the test wasconducted. In addition, solvent (vehicle) was orally administered to thenormal group (to which physiological saline was administered) and to thecontrol group (to which 0.5 mg/kg of Scoporamine or 0.15 mg/kg of MK-801was administered), when the test compound was administered.

A mouse was placed at the end of one arm of a Y-maze having arms withthe same length in three directions, and then allowed to explore freelyand the number of arm entries was counted for 8 minutes. Further,spontaneous alternation behavior was defined as entries into all threedifferent arms on consecutive occasions, and the ratio of the number ofinstances of this behavior to the total number of the entries wascalculated as an alternation rate by the following formula:

Alternation rate(%)=Number of spontaneous alternation behaviors/(Totalnumber of entries−2)×100.

(3) Data Analysis

If a significant difference between the normal group and the controlgroup (Student's T test) was approved in the alternation rate (%), itwas considered to have learning disorder by the administration ofScoporamine or MK-801. By carrying out a Dunnett's test on the groupadministered with the test compound with respect to the control group,the presence or absence of effect of the test compound on learningdisorder was evaluated. For each assay, it was considered that there wasa tendency when p<0.10 and there was a significant difference whenp<0.05.

As a result of this test, compound of formula (I) inhibited thespontaneous alternation behavior in the mouse, induced by Scoporamineand MK-801. For example, the compound of Example 148 significantlyinhibited spontaneous alternation behavior induced by Scoporamine at adose of 0.01 mg/kg; the compound of Example 192 significantly inhibitedspontaneous alternation behavior induced by Scoporamine at a dose of0.003 mg/kg; the compounds of Examples 157 and 160 significantlyinhibited spontaneous alternation behavior induced by Scoporamine at adose of 0.001 mg/kg; and the compound of Example 187 significantlyinhibited spontaneous alternation behavior induced by Scoporamine at adose of 0.0003 mg/kg.

As a result of this test, it was confirmed that compound of formula (I)shows improvement effect on cognitive impairment of dementia andschizophrenia.

Test Example 5 Improvement Effect on Disorder of PCP-Induced PrepulseInhibition (PPI) in Rats

When a sound stimulus is given to a human, a startled reaction occurs,but for a normal human, this startled reaction is inhibited when thesound stimulus is preceded by a weak sound stimulus. This inhibitingaction is similarly lowered in a patient with schizophrenia. It is knownthat when a rat is administered with PCP (phencyclidine), a similarsymptom to human schizophrenia occurs. Using this model, the improvementeffect of compound of formula (I) on information processing disorderincluded in cognitive impairment of schizophrenia was evaluated.

The improvement effect of compound of formula (I) on schizophrenia wasevaluated using a known model with PCP-induced prepulse inhibitiondisorder as a model with the condition of a disease. Specifically, itfollowed the method as described in “Neuropsychopharmacology, 1989; 2:61-66, Mansbach, R. S. and Geyer, M. A. and Brain Research, 1998; 781:227-235”.

As a result of this test, it was confirmed that compound of formula (I)also has an effect on information processing disorder included incognitive impairment of schizophrenia.

Test Example 6 Evaluation of Drug on Water Maze Learning Disorder in OldRats

The improvement effect of compound of formula (I) on dementia wasevaluated using a known model with water maze learning disorder as amodel with the condition of the disease. Specifically, it followed themethod described in J Pharmacol Exp Ther, 1996; 279: 1157-73, YamazakiM. et al.

As a result of this test, it was confirmed that compound of formula (I)has effect on dementia.

Test Example 7 Evaluation of Drug in Forced Swimming Test in DBA/2 Mouse

The improvement effect of compound of formula (I) on depression can beevaluated by a known forced swimming test as an evaluation model.Specifically, it follows the method described in “Behav Brain Res. 2005;156(1): 153-162, Ducottet C. et al.)”.

From the test results of Test Examples 1 to 7, it was confirmed thatcompound of formula (I) can be used as an agent for treating orpreventing 5-HT_(5A)-related diseases, in particular, treating orpreventing dementia, schizophrenia (including symptoms such as positivesymptoms, negative symptoms, cognitive impairment, mood disorders, andthe like), bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder,psychological disorders (anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessivedisorder, and the like), autism, mood disorders (anxiety disorder anddepression disorder), somnipathy, neurodegenerative diseases, andcerebral infarction.

A pharmaceutical preparation containing one or two or more kinds ofcompound of formula (I) or a salt thereof as an active ingredient can beprepared by using pharmaceutical carriers, excipients, and the like thatare each usually used in the art, by a method that is usually used.

Administration may be made in any form for either oral administration bytablets, pills, capsules, granules, powders, and solutions, orparenteral administration by injections for intraarticular injection,intravenous injection, and intramuscular injection, suppositories,ophthalmic solutions, ophthalmic oinments, percutaneous liquids,oinments, percutaneous patches, transmucosal liquids, transmucosalpatches, and inhalations.

Regarding the solid composition for oral administration according to thepresent invention, tablets, powders, granules, or the like are used. Insuch a solid composition, one, or two or more active ingredients aremixed with at least one inactive excipient such as lactose, mannitol,glucose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, starch,polyvinyl pyrrolidone, and/or magnesium meta-silicate alminate.According to a conventional method, the composition may contain inactiveadditives; for example, a lubricant such as magnesium stearate, adisintegrator such as carboxymethylstarch sodium, a stabilizing agent,and a dissolution promotor. As occasion demands, tablets or pills may becoated with a sugar, or a film of a gastric or enteric material.

The liquid composition for oral administration includes pharmaceuticallyacceptable emulsions, solutions, suspensions, syrups, elixirs, and thelike, and contains an inert diluent that is commonly used, such aspurified water or ethanol. In addition to the inert diluent, this liquidcomposition may contain an auxiliary agent such as a solubilizing agent,a moistening agent, and a suspending agent, a sweetener, a flavor, anaroma, and an antiseptic.

Injections for parenteral administration include aqueous or non-aqueoussterile solutions, suspensions, and emulsions. Examples of the aqueoussolvent include distilled water for injection, and physiological saline.Examples of the non-aqueous solvent include propylene glycol,polyethylene glycol, vegetable oils such as olive oil, alcohols such asethanol, and Polysorbate 80 (Pharmacopeia). Such a composition mayfurther contain a tonicity agent, an antiseptic, a moistening agent, anemulsifying agent, a dispersing agent, a stabilizing agent, and adissolution promotor. These are sterilized, for example, by filtrationthrough a bacterium-retaining filter, blending of bactericides, orirradiation. In addition, these can also be used by producing a sterilesolid composition, and dissolving or suspending it in sterile water or asterile solvent for injection prior to its use.

Examples of the drug for external use include ointments, plasters,creams, jellies, cataplasms, sprays, lotions, ophthalmic solutions, andophthalmic ointments. The drug contains commonly used ointment bases,lotion bases, aqueous or non-aqueous solutions, suspensions, emulsions,and the like. Examples of the ointment bases or lotion bases includepolyethylene glycol, propylene glycol, white vaseline, bleached bee wax,polyoxyethylene hydrogenated castor oil, glyceryl monostearate, stearylalcohol, cetyl alcohol, lauromacrogol, and sorbitan sesquioleate.

A transmucosal agent such as an inhalations and a transnasal agent canbe used in a solid, liquid or semi-solid state, and may be produced inaccordance with a conventionally known method. For example, a knownexcipient, and also a pH adjusting agent, an antiseptic, a surfactant, alubricant, a stabilizer, a viscosity-increasing agent, and the like maybe appropriately added thereto. For their administration, an appropriatedevice for inhalation or blowing may be used. For example, a compoundmay be administered alone or as a powder of a formulated mixture, or asa solution or suspension by combining it with a pharmaceuticallyacceptable carrier, using a conventionally known device or sprayer, suchas a measured administration inhalation device. The dry powder inhaleror the like may be for single or multiple administration use, and a drypowder or a powder-containing capsule may be used. Alternatively, thismay be in a form such as a high pressure aerosol spray which uses anappropriate propellant, for example, a suitable gas such aschlorofluoroalkane, hydrofluoroalkane, or carbon dioxide.

It is suitable that the daily dose is usually from about 0.0001 to 100mg/kg per body weight in the case of oral administration, preferably0.0001 to 10 mg/kg, and even more preferably 0.0001 to 1 mg/kg, and thepreparation is administered in one portion or dividing it into 2 to 4portions. Also, in the case of intravenous administration, the dailydose is administered suitably in a range from about 0.00001 to 1 mg/kgper body weight, and the preparation is administered once a day or twoor more times a day. In the case of drugs for external use ortransmucosal administration, the drug is administered usually in a rangefrom about 0.0001 to 10 mg/kg per body weight, once a day or two or moretimes a day. The dose is appropriately decided, depending on individualcases by taking into consideration the symptom, age, sex and the like.The content of the active ingredients in the preparation is from 0.0001to 50%, and more preferably 0.001 to 50%.

Compound of formula (I) can be used in combination with varioustherapeutic agents or prophylactic agents for the diseases, in whichcompound of formula (I) is considered effective, as described above. Thecombined preparation may be administered simultaneously; or separately,and continuously or at a desired time interval. The preparations to beco-administered may be a blend, or prepared individually.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

Compounds of formula (I) have potent 5-HT_(5A) receptor modulatingaction, and excellent pharmacological action based on said 5-HT_(5A)receptor modulating action. Pharmaceutical compositions of the presentinvention are useful for treatment or prevention of 5-HT_(5A)receptor-related diseases, and in particular, for treatment orprevention of dementia, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or attentiondeficit hyperactivity disorder.

1. A compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable saltthereof:

(wherein the symbols have the following meanings:

: aryl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl or monocyclic nitrogen-containingheterocyclic group, Z¹, Z², Z³, Z⁴ and Z⁵: one of any of them is anitrogen atom, and the others are carbon atoms, in which the nitrogenatom is optionally oxidized to form an N-oxide, R¹, R² and R³: eachindependently represents H, lower alkyl, halogen, halogeno-lower alkyl,—CN, —NO₂, —OR^(a), —S-lower alkyl, —O-halogeno-lower alkyl, —CO₂R^(a),—C(O)NR^(b)R^(c), —SO₂-lower alkyl, or -lower alkylene-OR^(a), R⁴, R⁵and R⁶: each independently represents H, lower alkyl, cycloalkyl,halogen, halogeno-lower alkyl, —CN, —NO₂, —OR^(a), —S-lower alkyl,—O-halogeno-lower alkyl, —CO₂R^(a), —C(O)NR^(b)R^(c), —SO₂-lower alkyl,or lower alkylene-OR^(a), R^(a), R^(b) and R^(c): each independentlyrepresents H or lower alkyl, and R⁷ and R⁸: each independentlyrepresents H or lower alkyl).
 2. The compound or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof according to claim 1, wherein Z¹ is a nitrogenatom, Z², Z³, Z⁴ and Z⁵ are carbon atoms, the ring group A is phenyl,pyridyl, cyclopropyl, cyclohexenyl, cyclopentenyl, or pyrrolidinylgroup, R¹, R² and R³ are each H, lower alkyl, halogen, halogeno-loweralkyl, —CN, or —OR^(a), R⁴, R⁵ and R⁶ are each H, lower alkyl,cyclopropyl, halogen, halogeno-lower alkyl, —CN, or —C(O)NR^(b)R^(c),and R⁷ and R⁸ are both H.
 3. The compound or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof according to claim 1, wherein Z³ is a nitrogenatom, Z¹, Z², Z⁴ and Z⁵ are carbon atoms, the ring group A is phenyl,pyridyl, cyclopropyl, cyclohexenyl, cyclopentenyl, or pyrrolidinylgroup, R¹, R² and R³ are each H, lower alkyl, halogen, halogeno-loweralkyl, —CN, or —OR^(a), R⁴, R⁵ and R⁶ are each H, lower alkyl,cyclopropyl, halogen, halogeno-lower alkyl, —CN, or —C(O)NR^(b)R^(c),and R⁷ and R⁸ are both H.
 4. The compound or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof according to claim 1, wherein Z¹ is a nitrogenatom, Z², Z³, Z⁴ and Z⁵ are carbon atoms, the ring group A is phenyl orpyridyl group, R¹, R² and R³ are each H, F, Cl, or —OR^(a) group, R⁴, R⁵and R⁶ are each H, lower alkyl, F, Cl, or halogeno-lower alkyl group,and R⁷ and R⁸ are both H.
 5. The compound or a pharmaceuticallyacceptable salt thereof according to claim 1, wherein Z³ is a nitrogenatom, Z¹, Z², Z⁴ and Z⁵ are carbon atoms, the ring group A is phenyl orpyridyl group, R¹, R² and R³ are each H, F, Cl, or —OR^(a) group, R⁴, R⁵and R⁶ are each H, lower alkyl, F, Cl, or halogeno-lower alkyl group,and R⁷ and R⁸ are both H.
 6. A compound or a pharmaceutically acceptablesalt thereof, which is selected from the group consisting of:N-(diaminomethylene)-2-methyl-4-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)quinoline-6-carboxamide,1-(2-chloro-6-fluorophenyl)-N-(diaminomethylene)-4-fluoroisoquinoline-7-carboxamide,N-(diaminomethylene)-1-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4-fluoroisoquinoline-7-carboxamide,1-(2-chloro-4-fluorophenyl)-N-(diaminomethylene)-4-fluoroisoquinoline-7-carboxamide,N-(diaminomethylene)-4-methyl-1-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxamide,N-(diaminomethylene)-2,3-dimethyl-4-(2,4,6-trifluorophenyl)quinoline-6-carboxamide,N-(diaminomethylene)-1-(3,5-difluoropyridin-4-yl)-4-fluoroisoquinoline-7-carboxamide,N-(diaminomethylene-4-fluoro-1-(2-fluoro-6-methoxyphenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxamide,N-(diaminomethylene)-4-fluoro-1-(2-fluorophenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxamide,1-(2-chlorophenyl)-N-(diaminomethylene)-4-fluoroisoquinoline-7-carboxamide,4-chloro-N-(diaminomethylene)-1-(2,6-difluorophenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxamide,1-(3-chloro-5-fluoropyridin-4-yl)-N-(diaminomethylene)-4-fluoroisoquinoline-7-carboxamide,N-(diaminomethylene)-1-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4-methylisoquinoline-7-carboxamide,1-(3-chloro-5-fluoropyridin-2-yl)-N-(diaminomethylene)-4-fluoroisoquinoline-7-carboxamide,N-(diaminomethylene)-4-(difluoromethyl)-1-(2,6-difluorophenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxamide,N-(diaminomethylene)-1-(2-fluorophenyl)-4-methylisoquinoline-7-carboxamide,and4-chloro-N-(diaminomethylene)-1-(2,4-difluorophenyl)isoquinoline-7-carboxamide.7. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof according to claim 1, and apharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
 8. The pharmaceutical compositionaccording to claim 7 which is a 5-HT_(5A) receptor inhibitor.
 9. Thepharmaceutical composition according to claim 8 which is an agent forpreventing or treating dementia, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, orattention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
 10. Use of the compound or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof according to claim 1 forprevention or treatment of dementia, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, orattention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
 11. Use of the compound or apharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof according to claim 1 for themanufacture of an agent for preventing or treating dementia,schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or attention deficit hyperactivitydisorder.
 12. A method for preventing or treating dementia,schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or attention deficit hyperactivitydisorder, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount ofthe compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof according toclaim 1 to a patient.